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Title: Synonymization of key pest species within the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): taxonomic changes based on a review of 20 years of integrative morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioral, and c

Author
item SCHUTZE, MARK - Queensland University Of Technology
item AKETARAWONG, NIDCHAYA - Mahidol University
item AMORNSAK, WEERAWAN - Kasetsart University
item ARMSTRONG, KAREN - Lincoln University - New Zealand
item AUGUSTINOS, ANTONIS - University Of Patras
item BARR, NORMAN - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
item BO, WANG - Fujian Agricultural & Forestry University
item BOURTZIS, KOSTAS - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)
item BOYKIN, LAURA - University Of Western Australia
item CACERES, CARLOS - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)
item CAMERON, STEPHEN - Queensland University Of Technology
item CHAPMAN, TONI - Nsw Department Of Primary Industries
item CHINVINIJKUL, SUKSOM - Department Of Agriculture - Thailand
item CHOMIC, ANASTASIJA - Lincoln University - New Zealand
item DE MEYER, MARC - Royal Museum For Central Africa
item DROSOPOULOU, ELLENA - Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
item ENGLEZOU, ANNA - Nsw Department Of Primary Industries
item EKESI, SUNDAY - African Insect Science For Food And Health (ICIPE)
item GARIOU-PAPALEXIOU, ANGELIKI - University Of Patras
item Geib, Scott
item HAILSTONES, DEBORAH - Nsw Department Of Primary Industries
item HASANUZZAMAN, HASAN - Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
item HAYMER, DAVID - University Of Hawaii
item HEE, ALVIN - Universiti Putra Malaysia
item HENDRICHS, JORGE - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)
item JESSUP, ANDREW - Nsw Department Of Primary Industries
item JI, QINGE - Fujian Agricultural & Forestry University
item KHAMIS, FATHIYA - African Insect Science For Food And Health (ICIPE)
item KROSCH, MATTHEW - University Of Queensland
item LEBLANC, LUC - University Of Hawaii
item MAHMOOD, KHALID - Pakistan Museum Of Natural History
item MALACRIDA, ANNA - University Of Pavia
item MAVRAGANI-TSIPIDOU, PINELOPI - Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
item MWATAWALA, MAULID - Sokoine University Of Agriculture
item NISHIDA, RITSUO - Kyoto University
item ONO, HAJIME - Kyoto University
item REYES, JESUS - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)
item RUBINOFF, DANIEL - University Of Hawaii
item SAN JOSE, MICHAEL - University Of Hawaii
item SHELLY, TODD - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
item SRIKACHAR, SUNYANEE - Department Of Agriculture - Thailand
item TAN, KENG - Tan Hak Heng Co
item THANAPHUM, SUJINDA - Mahidol University
item UL HAQ, IHSAN - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)
item VIJAYSEGARAN, SHANMUGAM - Queensland University Of Technology
item WEE, SUK - University Of Kebangsaan
item YESMIN, FARZANA - Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
item ZACHAROPOULOU, ANTIGONE - University Of Patras
item CLARKE, ANTHONY - Queensland University Of Technology

Submitted to: Systematic Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/15/2014
Publication Date: 10/28/2014
Citation: Schutze, M.K., Aketarawong, N., Amornsak, W., Armstrong, K.F., Augustinos, A.A., Barr, N., Bo, W., Bourtzis, K., Boykin, L., Caceres, C., Cameron, S., Chapman, T., Chinvinijkul, S., Chomic, A., De Meyer, M., Drosopoulou, E., Englezou, A., Ekesi, S., Gariou-Papalexiou, A., Geib, S.M., Hailstones, D., Hasanuzzaman, H., Haymer, D., Hee, A., Hendrichs, J., Jessup, A., Ji, Q., Khamis, F., Krosch, M., Leblanc, L., Mahmood, K., Malacrida, A., Mavragani-Tsipidou, P., Mwatawala, M., Nishida, R., Ono, H., Reyes, J., Rubinoff, D., San Jose, M., Shelly, T., Srikachar, S., Tan, K., Thanaphum, S., Ul Haq, I., Vijaysegaran, S., Wee, S., Yesmin, F., Zacharopoulou, A., Clarke, A.R. 2014. Synonymization of key pest species within the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): taxonomic changes based on a review of 20 years of integrative morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioral, and c. Systematic Entomology. 40:456-471.

Interpretive Summary: This manuscript reports the synonymization of several important pest species from the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex. Currently they are considered as separate species in terms of quarantine, trade, and regulatory criteria, but based off of morphological, genetic, biological, and behavioral data, it is suggested that these five species be considered a single species, Bactrocera dorsalis. The species synonymized are B.papaya, B.philippinensis, B.invadans, and B.dorsalis s.s. While B.carambolae is another species closely related to B.dorsalis, the data did not suggest that it should be synonymized with the others and should be maintained as a distinct species. This synonymization should have impacts on regulations of international shipping and trade, as areas that previously may have only had a single species would now be considered to be harboring B.dorsalis, which now has an expanded range.

Technical Abstract: Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock, Bactrocera philippinensis Drew & Hancock, Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock, and Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White are four horticultural pest tephritid fruit fly species that are highly morphologically and genetically similar to the destructive pest, the Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae). This similarity has rendered the discovery of reliable diagnostic characters problematic, which in view of the economic importance of these taxa and the international trade implications has resulted in ongoing difficulties for many areas of plant protection and food security. Consequently, a major international collaborative and integrated multidisciplinary research effort was initiated in 2009 to build upon existing literature with the specific aim of resolving biological species limits among B.papayae, B.philippinensis, B.carambolae, B.invadens, and B.dorsalis to overcome constraints to pest management and international trade. Bactrocera philippinensis has recently been synonymised with B.papayae as a result of this initiative and this review collaborates that finding; however, the other names remain in use. While consistent characters have been found to reliably distinguish B.carambolae from B.dorsalis, B.invadens and B.papayae, no such characters have been found to separate the latter three putative species from each other. We conclude that B.carambolae is a valid species and that the remaining taxa, B.dorsalis, B.invadens, and B.papayae represent the same species. Thus, we here treat B.dorsalis (Hendel) 1912 = B.papayae Drew and Hancock 1994 syn. nov. and B.invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White 2005 syn. nov. A revised description for B.dorsalis is provided. Given the agricultural importance of B.dorsalis, this taxonomic act will have significant global plant biosecurity implications, affecting pest management, quarantine, international trade, post-harvest treatment, and basic research. Throughout the paper, we emphasize the value of independent and multidisciplinary tools in delimiting species, particularly in complicated cases involving morphologically cryptic taxa.