title: A review of the current knowledge on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Africa, with a list of species included in Zeugodacus.
abstract: This paper reviews all available information regarding the occurrence and biology of the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), in the Afrotropical Region, including data on invasion history, distribution patterns, population genetics, host range, and interspecific competition. Although limited intraspecific variability has been observed within the region regarding the above mentioned aspects, there seems to be no indication that Zeugodacus cucurbitae represents a species complex. A checklist of all of the species included in Zeugodacus as recently proposed by Virgilio et al. (2015) is provided.
authors.affiliation: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Unit, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B3080 Tervuren, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Meyer
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, 7, ch de l'IRAT, 97410 Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delatte
authors.affiliation: Sokoine University of Agriculture, Dept of Crop Science and Production, Morogoro, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Maulid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mwatawala
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, 7, ch de l'IRAT, 97410 Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France.
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quilici
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UPR HortSys, 34398, Montpellier, France and IITA, Biocontrol Unit for Africa, 08 BP 0932, Cotonou, Bénin.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vayssières
authors.affiliation: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Unit, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B3080 Tervuren, Belgium; Royal Museum for Central Africa, JEMU, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B3080 Tervuren, Belgium.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virgilio
keywords: Afrotropical; Cucurbitaceae; Melon fly; pest species