A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus

By

De Meyer, Marc
Delatte, Hélène
Mwatawala, Maulid
Quilici, Serge
Vayssieres, Jean-François
Virgilio, Massimiliano

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

540

Pages

539-557

Subjects

Afrotropical , Cucurbitaceae , Melon fly , pest species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.9672

 

Abstract

This paper reviews all available information regarding the occurrence and biology of the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), in the Afrotropical Region, including data on invasion history, distribution patterns, population genetics, host range, and interspecific competition. Although limited intraspecific variability has been observed within the region regarding the above mentioned aspects, there seems to be no indication that Z. cucurbitae represents a species complex. A checklist of all of the species included in Zeugodacus as recently proposed by Virgilio et al. (2015) is provided.