THE GENUS DACUS FABRICIUS (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)–TWO NEW SPECIES FROM NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND A DISCUSSION OF SOME SUBGENERA

Abstract

Two new species, Dacus (Bactrocera) allwoodi and Dacus (Didacus) hardyi, are described and figured. Subgenera Dacus Fabricius, Didacus Collart and Polistomimetes Enderlein (=Daculus Speiser syn. n.) are defined. Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, the type‐species of subgenus Dacus, Dacus (Polistomimetes) minax (Enderlein), the type‐species of subgenus Polistomimetes, are described and figured from their type specimens.