Table 1

Specimens of the 8 species of the Bactrocera dorsalis complex and Bactrocera tau collected from different localities in Thailand.

Species

Host plant species

Wings of

females

Wings of males

Locality

Date of

collection

B. arecae

Areca catechu Linn

30

30

Suratthani

05.03.1994

Areca catechu Linn

Suratthani

04.03.1994

Areca catechu Linn

Narathiwas

17.06.1994

Areca catechu Linn

Songkhla

18.06.1994

B. dorsalis

Syzygium malaccense

21

29

Bangkok

10.10.1996

B. propinqua

Garcinia sp.(Guttiferae)

27

25

Ranong

16.04.1996

B. pyrifoliae

Artocarpus chaphaplasha

22

28

Chiangmai

23.11.1995

B. verbascifoliae

Solanum erianthum

26

28

Suratthani

05.03.1994

Solanum erianthum

Narathiwas

17.06.1994

Solanum erianthum

Songkhla

18.07.1994

Species E

Nauclea sp.

19

10

Saraburi

04.10.1994

Species K

Payena sp.(Sapotaceae)

21

29

Ranong

19.04.1996

Species P

Nauclea brunnea

9

13

Phang Nga

14.08.1994

Bactrocera tau

Trichosanthes cordata

20

30

Ranong

23.11.1995

Cucurbita moschata Decne

Chiangmai

25.11.1995

Psidium guajava L.

Phetchaboon

22.01.1996