Zeugodacus (Javadacus) cucurbitae ( Coquillett, 1899 )

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 : 38

Zeugodacus (Javadacus) cucurbitae ( Coquillett, 1899)

(= Dacus aureus Tseng and Chu, 1982 , Dacus yuiliensis Tseng and Chu, 1992 )

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Distribution. Widespread throughout tropical Asia, from Pakistan to Taiwan and south to New Guinea and Solomon Islands; introduced to Africa, the Middle East, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (see distribution map in Vargas et al. 2015).

Bangladesh records. 35,091 specimens. BARISHAL DIVISION: Barguna, Barishal, Bhola, Jhalokathi, Patuakhali, and Pirojpur Districts. CHATTOGRAM DIVISION: Bandarban Hill, Bramhanbaria, Chandpur, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Cumilla, Feni, Khagrachari Hill, Laxmipur, Noakhali, and Rangamati Hill Districts. DHAKA DIVI- SION: Dhaka, Faridpur, Gazipur, Gopalgonj, Kishorgonj, Manikganj, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Rajbari, Shariatpur, and Tangail Districts. KHULNA DIVISION: Bagerhat, Chuadanga, Jashore, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur, and Satkhira Districts. MYMENSINGH DIVISION: Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Netrokona, and Sherpur Districts. RAJSHAHI DIVISION: Bogura, Chapai Nawabgonj, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Natore, Pabna, Rajshahi, and Sirajganj Districts. RANGPUR DIVISION: Dinajpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Rangpur, and Thakurgaon Districts. SYLHET DIVISION: Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Sunamgonj, and Sylhet Districts.

Male lure. Cue-lure, zingerone.

Host plants. A severe pest of cucurbit crops, also bred from a diversity of other families, with a total of 136 host taxa in 30 families ( Allwood et al. 1999; McQuate et al. 2016). Hosts plants recorded in Bangladesh include: winter melon ( Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. ), watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai ), ivy gourd ( Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt), melon ( Cucumis melo L.), cucumber ( C. sativus L.), pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo L.), calabash ( Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Strandl. ), angled luffa ( Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.), smooth luffa ( L. cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.), balsam-apple ( Momordica balsamina L.), bittergourd ( M. charantia L.), gac fruit ( M. cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. ), spiny gourd ( M. dioica Roxb. Ex Willd. ), snakegourd ( Trichosanthes cucumerina L.) (all Cucurbitaceae ), tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. ), and eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.) (both Solanaceae ) ( Kabir et al. 1991; Akhtaruzzaman et al. 1999a; Amin et al. 2011; Alim et al. 2012).

Notes. In Bangladesh, Alim et al. (2012), Hossain et al. (2019) and Bose et al. (2021) studied the population fluctuations of melon fly at different locations of Bangladesh to develop control decisions. Chowdhury et al. (1993) first initiated melon fly control strategy in bitter gourd field using poison food bait. Akhtaruzzaman et al. (1999b) initiated bagging of cucumber to prevent melon fly infestation.