Dacus (Lophodacus) acutus White & Goodger, 2009
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dacus (Lophodacus) acutus White & Goodger, 2009
- Name authority
- White & Goodger, 2009
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tephritidae
- Genus
- Dacus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyTephritidae
- subfamilyDacinae
- tribeDacini
- subtribeDacina
- genusDacus Fabricius, 1805
- subgenusDacus (Lophodacus)
- speciesDacus (Lophodacus) acutus White & Goodger, 2009
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dacus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dacus (Dacus) adenae (Hering, 1940) | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Didacus) albiseta White & Goodger, 2009 | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Neodacus) alulapictus Drew, 1989 | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Psilodacus) amphoratus (Munro, 1984) | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Mictodacus) ancisus (Munro, 1984) | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Leptoxyda) apectus White, 2006 | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Psilodacus) apostata (Hering, 1937) | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Leptoxyda) arabicus White, 2006 | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, 1805 | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Leptoxyda) aspilus Bezzi, 1924 | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Callantra) axanus (Hering, 1938) | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dacus (Dacus) bidens (Curran, 1927) | TephritidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- White, I.M. & Goodger, K.E.M. (2009) African Dacus (Diptera; Tephritidae); new species and data, with particular reference to the Tel Aviv University Collection. Zootaxa, 2127.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33XBH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.