African Dacus (Diptera: Tephritidae); New Species and Data, with Particular Reference to the Tel Aviv University Collection
Author
White, Ian M.
Author
Goodger, Kim F. M.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2127
1
49
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.274925
534e3106-2d37-4f90-98c7-fe3fab66dc7b
1175-5326
274925
Dacus
(
Dacus
)
telfaireae
(Bezzi)
Tridacus telfaireae
Bezzi, 1924c
: 84
Other
synonyms:
White (2006: 73)
Material.
TANZANIA
:
1 male
, Mbeya,
35km
. S., Rt.A345.,
2200m
.,
1.ix.1996
, A. Freidberg (
TAU
)
Remarks.
This is a very variable species, sometimes lacking anterior supra-alar seta and/or lateral vitta. This is the first known example to lack a medial vitta but retain lateral vitta (variant included in revised key; revised couplet 119).