Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew and Hancock, 1994

Leblanc, Luc, Hossain, M. Aftab, Momen, Mahfuza & Seheli, Kajla, 2021, New country records, annotated checklist and key to the dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) of Bangladesh, Insecta Mundi 2021 (880), pp. 1-56 : 5

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew and Hancock, 1994

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Distribution. Malaysia (Peninsular, East), Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, India (Andaman Island), Vietnam ( Drew and Romig 2013), Cambodia ( Leblanc et al. 2016), Bangladesh ( Leblanc et al. 2019b). Introduced in French Guiana, Surinam ( Drew and Hancock 1994), and Guyana ( Norrbom et al. 1999).

Bangladesh records. 172 specimens. CHATTOGRAM DIVISION: Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, and Khagrachari Hill Districts. SYLHET DIVISION: Habiganj District.

Male lure. Methyl eugenol.

Host plants. This polyphagous fruit pest infests 100 host taxa in 58 genera and 38 families ( Allwood et al. 1999; Liquido et al. 2016b).

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Figure 4. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew and Hancock, male.A) Head.B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing. E) Lateral view. F) Distribution in Bangladesh.