First Record of Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) (Diptera : Tephritidae) on Hedychium coronarium (family Zingiberaceae) from India

Authors

  • Dhriti Banerjee
     Diptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal
  • Siddharth Singh
     Diptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal
  • Mousumi Chowdhury
     Diptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v122/i2/2022/168496

Keywords:

Diptera, First Record, Flower Visitor, Pest

Abstract

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) has been known as a serious pest of fruits and vegetables. Present study has recorded for the first time another role of B. dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) as a flower visitor and pollen eater of the plant species Hedychium coronarium (J. Koenig, 1783) belongs to Family Zingiberaceae.

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Author Biographies

Dhriti Banerjee, Diptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

Director, ZSI

Siddharth Singh, Diptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

Junior Zoological Assistant, Diptera Section, ZSI

Mousumi Chowdhury, Diptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

Laboratory Assistant, Diptera section, ZSI

 

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2022-06-28

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Banerjee, D., Singh, S., & Chowdhury, M. (2022). First Record of <i>Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis</i> (Hendel, 1912) (Diptera : Tephritidae) on <i>Hedychium coronarium</i> (family Zingiberaceae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 122(2), 207–211. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v122/i2/2022/168496

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Volume 122, Issue 2, 2022

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