Species Zeugodacus (Austrodacus) cucumis (French, 1907)
Cucumber Fruit Fly
- Dacus tyroni cucumis French, C. 1907. Fruit flies. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria 5: 301-312 [307] [as variety. Also published in 1907 as Bull. Dep. Agric. Vic. 6: 1-14].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV ?♀?♂, QLD: Bowen.
Generic Combinations
- Dacus (Austrodacus) cucumis (French, 1907). —
Hardy, D.E. 1951. The Krauss Collection of Australian fruit flies (Tephritidae--Diptera). Pacific Science 5: 115-189 [122] - Bactrocera (Austrodacus) cucumis (French, 1907). —
Drew, R.A.I. 1989. The tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of the Australasian and Oceanian regions. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 26: 1-521 [185] - Austrodacus cucumis (French, 1907). —
Perkins, F.A. 1937. Studies in Australian and Oriental Trypaneidae. Part I. New genera of Dacinae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 48: 51-60 [56]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Dacus cucumis French, 1907. —
Froggatt, W.W. 1911 [1910]. Notes on fruit-flies (Trypetidae) with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 35: 862-872 [Date published March 1st, 1911] [866]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
The record from Mondo in Papua New Guinea (Malloch 1939) is a misidentification of B. atrisetosa
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Larvae: plant parasite (associated flora: Carica papaya L. [CURURBITACEAE] Papaya (moderate host); Passiflora spp. [PASSIFLORACEAE] Passion Flowers (moderate host)).
General References
Hancock, D.L. & Drew, R.A.I. 2016. A review of the subgenus Austrodacus Perkins of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae). Australian Entomologist 43(2): 75–82 [79]
Common Name References
White, I.M. & Elson-Harris, M.M. 1992. Fruit Flies of Economic Significance: Their Identification and Bionomics. Oxon, UK : CAB International pp. i-xii + 1-601. [170] (Cucumber Fruit Fly)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | ACALYPTRATAE Macquart, 1835 | 16-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 10-Nov-2020 | TEPHRITOIDEA Newman, 1834 | 16-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 02-May-2019 | SCHIZOPHORA Becher, 1882 | 16-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 16-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 27-Jul-2017 | Bactrocera Macquart, 1835 | 16-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Sep-2016 | Bactrocera Macquart, 1835 | 16-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-May-2013 | 06-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |