Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina ( Wang and Zhao, 1989 )

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 : 22

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina ( Wang and Zhao, 1989)

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Distribution. China ( Wang and Zhao 1989), Bhutan ( Drew et al. 2007), Thailand, Vietnam ( Drew and Romig 2013), India ( David et al. 2017), Taiwan ( Doorenweerd et al. 2019), Sri Lanka ( Leblanc et al. 2018b), Bangladesh ( Leblanc et al. 2013), Nepal ( Leblanc et al. 2019a).

Bangladesh records. 9,030 specimens. CHATTOGRAM DIVISION: Bandarban Hill, Chandpur, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachari Hill, and Rangamati Hill Districts. DHAKA DIVISION: Dhaka, Gazipur, and Tangail Districts. RANGPUR DIVISION: Panchagarh District. SYLHET DIVISION: Habiganj, Moulvibazar, and Sylhet Districts.

Male lure. Cue-lure, zingerone.

Host plants. Liang et al. (1993) recorded Litsea verticillata Hance (Lauraceae) as host in China. Leblanc et al. (2015b) noted that B. rubigina was genetically indistinguishable from B. melastomatos Drew and Hancock and B. osbeckiae Drew and Hancock , both bred from flowers of Melastoma spp. (Melastomataceae) . Attempts to breed B. rubigina from these flowers in Bangladesh have so far been unsuccessful.

Notes. In Bangladesh, Hossain et al. (2019) studied the seasonal abundance of B. rubigina in relation to abiotic factors. Intraspecific variation in this species has been documented by Leblanc et al. (2015b).

Figures

Figure 17. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rubigina (Wang and Zhao). A) Head. B) Head and scutum. C) Abdomen. D) Wing (after Leblanc et al. 2014). E) Lateral view. F) Distribution in Bangladesh.