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Invasive phytophagous pests arising through a recent tropical evolutionary radiation: the Bactrocera dorsalis complex of fruit flies.
Annual review of entomology - 1 Jan 2005
Clarke Anthony R, Armstrong Karen F, Carmichael Amy E, Milne John R, Raghu S, Roderick George K, Yeates David K
Abstract excerpt
The Bactrocera dorsalis complex of tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) contains 75 described species, largely endemic to Southeast Asia. Within the complex are a small number of polyphagous pests of international significance, including B. dorsalis sensu stricto, B. papayae, B. carambolae, and B. philippinensis. Most species within the complex were described in 1994 and since then substantial...
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