Open AccessDACUS (BACTROCERA) OPILIAE , A NEW SIBLING SPECIES OF THE DORSALIS COMPLEX OF FRUIT FLIES FROM NORTHERN AUSTRALIA (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)
Author(s) -
Drew R. A. I.,
Hardy D. E.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1981.tb01014.x
Subject(s) - tephritidae , dacus , biology , stridulation , bactrocera , sibling species , bactrocera dorsalis , zoology , sex pheromone , botany , ecology , pest analysis , orthoptera
A new species within the dorsalis complex, Dacus (Bactrocera) opiliae, is described. It is based on cytological, electrophoretic and minor morphological characters, supported by data on geographic distribution, ecology, pheromones and male stridulation.