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                                            SCHUTZE, MARK - Queensland University Of Technologyitem
                                            AKETARAWONG, NIDCHAYA - Mahidol Universityitem
                                            AMORNSAK, WEERAWAN - Kasetsart Universityitem
                                            ARMSTRONG, KAREN - Lincoln University - New Zealanditem
                                            AUGUSTINOS, ANTONIS - University Of Patrasitem
                                            BARR, NORMAN - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)item
                                            BO, WANG - Fujian Agricultural & Forestry Universityitem
                                            BOURTZIS, KOSTAS - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)item
                                            BOYKIN, LAURA - University Of Western Australiaitem
                                            CACERES, CARLOS - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)item
                                            CAMERON, STEPHEN - Queensland University Of Technologyitem
                                            CHAPMAN, TONI - Nsw Department Of Primary Industriesitem
                                            CHINVINIJKUL, SUKSOM - Department Of Agriculture - Thailanditem
                                            CHOMIC, ANASTASIJA - Lincoln University - New Zealanditem
                                            DE MEYER, MARC - Royal Museum For Central Africaitem
                                            DROSOPOULOU, ELLENA - Aristotle University Of Thessalonikiitem
                                            ENGLEZOU, ANNA - Nsw Department Of Primary Industriesitem
                                            EKESI, SUNDAY - African Insect Science For Food And Health (ICIPE)item
                                            GARIOU-PAPALEXIOU, ANGELIKI - University Of Patrasitem
                                            Geib, Scottitem
                                            HAILSTONES, DEBORAH - Nsw Department Of Primary Industriesitem
                                            HASANUZZAMAN, HASAN - Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commissionitem
                                            HAYMER, DAVID - University Of Hawaiiitem
                                            HEE, ALVIN - Universiti Putra Malaysiaitem
                                            HENDRICHS, JORGE - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)item
                                            JESSUP, ANDREW - Nsw Department Of Primary Industriesitem
                                            JI, QINGE - Fujian Agricultural & Forestry Universityitem
                                            KHAMIS, FATHIYA - African Insect Science For Food And Health (ICIPE)item
                                            KROSCH, MATTHEW - University Of Queenslanditem
                                            LEBLANC, LUC - University Of Hawaiiitem
                                            MAHMOOD, KHALID - Pakistan Museum Of Natural Historyitem
                                            MALACRIDA, ANNA - University Of Paviaitem
                                            MAVRAGANI-TSIPIDOU, PINELOPI - Aristotle University Of Thessalonikiitem
                                            MWATAWALA, MAULID - Sokoine University Of Agricultureitem
                                            NISHIDA, RITSUO - Kyoto Universityitem
                                            ONO, HAJIME - Kyoto Universityitem
                                            REYES, JESUS - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)item
                                            RUBINOFF, DANIEL - University Of Hawaiiitem
                                            SAN JOSE, MICHAEL - University Of Hawaiiitem
                                            SHELLY, TODD - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)item
                                            SRIKACHAR, SUNYANEE - Department Of Agriculture - Thailanditem
                                            TAN, KENG - Tan Hak Heng Coitem
                                            THANAPHUM, SUJINDA - Mahidol Universityitem
                                            UL HAQ, IHSAN - Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO)item
                                            VIJAYSEGARAN, SHANMUGAM - Queensland University Of Technologyitem
                                            WEE, SUK - University Of Kebangsaanitem
                                            YESMIN, FARZANA - Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commissionitem
                                            ZACHAROPOULOU, ANTIGONE - University Of Patrasitem
                                            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.


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