''Bactrocera'' is a large genus of
tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.
Name
The genus name is derived from
Ancient Greek
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''bakter'' "rod" and ''kera'' "horn".
Systematics
Prior to the 1990s, almost all Dacini species were described in the genera ''Dacus'' or ''Strumeta''. ''Bactrocera'' became the main genus for the tribe after ''Bactrocera'' and ''Dacus'' were split, but ''Bactrocera'' was further divided into ''
Zeugodacus'' and ''Bactrocera'' in 2015. The subgeneric treatments have only partly adopted this latest change, but are indicated here to reflect the most modern - DNA based - insights.
Many subgenera are defined within this genus:
[Hancock DL, Drew RAI (2019) Further notes on subgenus ''Tetradacus'' Miyake of ''Bactrocera'' Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae), with a revised key to species. Australian Entomologist 46: 43–46.]
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Afrodacus
Afrodacus is a subgenus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
References
Bactrocera
Insect subgenera
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Aglaodacus''
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Apodacus''
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Austrodacus''
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Bactrocera''
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Bulladacus''
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Calodacus''
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Daculus
Daculus is a subgenus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
References
Bactrocera
Insect subgenera
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Diplodacus''
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Gymnodacus''
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Hemigymnodacus''
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Heminotodacus''
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Hemiparatridacus''
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Hemisurstylus''
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Hemizeugodacus''
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Javadacus''
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Melanodacus''
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Neozeugodacus''
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Nesodacus''
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Niuginidacus''
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Notodacus''
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Papuodacus''
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Paradacus''
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Paratridacus''
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Parazeugodacus''
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Perkinsidacus''
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Queenslandacus''
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Semicallantra''
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Sinodacus''
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Tetradacus''
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Trypetidacus''
See also
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List of ''Bactrocera'' species
References
Further reading
* (with key to Indian ''Bactrocera'' species) — (description of new species ''B. amarambalensis'', ''B. apiconigroscutella'', ''B. neoarecae'', ''B. neonigrotibialis'', ''B. paraosbeckiae'', ''B. paraverbascifoliae'', ''B. penecorrecta'', ''B. pseudoversicolor'', ''B. yercaudiae'' and ''B. binoyi'')
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External links
On the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
''Bactrocera correcta '', guava fruit fly
Other
fauna.org.uk*
Tephritid Workers Database
Dacinae
Agricultural pest insects
Tephritidae genera
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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