New record of fruit fly, Bactrocera nigrofemoralis White & Tsuruta (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Bihar, India

Abstract

The presence of fruit fly, Bactrocera (Bactrocera) nigrofemoralis White & Tsuruta was recorded first time from the state of Bihar, India. B. nigrofemoralis was captured in cuelure (p-acetoxyphenyl 2 butanic) based pheromone traps from Bhagalpur (Sabour) and East Champaran (Motihari) districts of Bihar during 2016-17. It can be a new threat on the horticultural commodities of Bihar in incoming days. The distinguishing character of B. nigrofemoralis is all the femora is having dark black shining, costal band of the wing confluent with R2+3 and remaining very narrow around costal margin to end at apex of R4+5 and narrow lateral postsutural vittae reaching to intra-alar seta of the thorax.