Dacus ( Callantra ) solomonensis Malloch, 1939

Leblanc, Luc, 2022, The dacine fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacini) of Oceania, Insecta Mundi 2022 (948), pp. 1-167 : 150-151

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scientific name	Dacus ( Callantra ) solomonensis Malloch, 1939
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Distribution. Papua New Guinea ( Bougainville). Solomon Islands ( Choiseul, Kolombangara, New Georgia, Isabel, Russell, Florida, Guadalcanal, Malaita, San Cristobal).

Male lure. Cue-lure.

Host plants. Category B pest of cucurbits ( Vargas et al. 2015). Records in Solomon Islands: CUCURBITACEAE : Cucumis sativus , Cucurbita pepo , Luffa acutangula, L. cylindrica , Trichosanthes cucumerina .

Biology. At 25°C, eggs hatch after 46 hours, median larval development time is 12 days, and pupal stage duration is nine days. Adults start mating 16 days after emergence ( Tsatsia and Hollingsworth 1997). Monthly trapping data illustrated on Figure 136 View Figure 136 .

Edible hosts common names. Angled luffa, cucumber, luffa, snakegourd, squash.