Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae)
A fruit fly survey in the Sinharaja and Knuckles National Parks in Sri Lanka (2016), using traps baited with the male lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure, and zingerone, yielded 21 species of Dacini fruit flies. Of these, three species, viz. Bactrocera amarambalensis Drew, B. dongnaiae Drew &...
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| author | Luc Leblanc Camiel Doorenweerd Michael San Jose U.G.A.I. Sirisena K.S. Hemachandra Daniel Rubinoff |
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| description | A fruit fly survey in the Sinharaja and Knuckles National Parks in Sri Lanka (2016), using traps baited with the male lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure, and zingerone, yielded 21 species of Dacini fruit flies. Of these, three species, viz. Bactrocera amarambalensis Drew, B. dongnaiae Drew & Romig, and B. rubigina (Wang & Zhao), are new country occurrence records, and Dacus (Mellesis) ancoralis Leblanc & Doorenweerd, sp. n. is described as a new species. The Sri Lankan Dacini fruit fly fauna is now comprised of 39 species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8961a8904aeb426e9f798d4f0d8951172022-12-21T21:19:27ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702018-11-0179510511410.3897/zookeys.795.2914029140Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae)Luc Leblanc0Camiel Doorenweerd1Michael San Jose2U.G.A.I. Sirisena3K.S. Hemachandra4Daniel Rubinoff5University of IdahoUniversity of HawaiiUniversity of HawaiiRajarata University of Sri LankaUniversity of PeradeniyaUniversity of HawaiiA fruit fly survey in the Sinharaja and Knuckles National Parks in Sri Lanka (2016), using traps baited with the male lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure, and zingerone, yielded 21 species of Dacini fruit flies. Of these, three species, viz. Bactrocera amarambalensis Drew, B. dongnaiae Drew & Romig, and B. rubigina (Wang & Zhao), are new country occurrence records, and Dacus (Mellesis) ancoralis Leblanc & Doorenweerd, sp. n. is described as a new species. The Sri Lankan Dacini fruit fly fauna is now comprised of 39 species.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=29140 |
| spellingShingle | Luc Leblanc Camiel Doorenweerd Michael San Jose U.G.A.I. Sirisena K.S. Hemachandra Daniel Rubinoff Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) ZooKeys |
| title | Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) |
| title_full | Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) |
| title_fullStr | Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) |
| title_short | Description of a new species of Dacus from Sri Lanka, and new country distribution records (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) |
| title_sort | description of a new species of dacus from sri lanka and new country distribution records diptera tephritidae dacinae |
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