The Taxonomy And Phylogenetic Relationships Of Species In The Bactrocera Musae Complex Of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) In Papua New Guinea Author Drew, R. A. I. Author Ma, Jing Author Smith, S. Author Hughes, J. M. text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2011 2011-08-31 59 2 145 162 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.10107060 2345-7600 10107060 Bactrocera (Bactrocera) prolixa Drew Bactrocera (Bactrocera) prolixa : Drew, 1989: 93–94 . Diagnosis. – A medium sized species (wing length 6.8 mm ); face with a pair of medium sized pear shaped spots; scutum black; postpronotal lobe and notopleuron yellow; each lateral postsutural vitta of medium width and narrowing slightly posteriorly to end before ia . seta; mesopleural stripe reaching midway between anterior margin of notopleuron and postpronotal lobe dorsally; wings with cells bc and c colourless, microtrichia in outer 1 / 3 of cell c only, fuscous costal band almost confluent with R 4+5 but of paler diffuse colouration between R 2+3 and R, broad fuscous cubital streak; legs with all segments fulvous; abdomen elongate oval and with terga II–V orange-brown except for pale fuscous margins laterally on tergum V and a narrow medial longitudinal pale fuscous band on anterior 2 / 3 of this tergum, shining spots orange-brown. 4+5 Attractant. – Methyl eugenol. Hosts. – No known record. Distribution. – Type locality: Papua New Guinea (Nomad, Western District).