Sulawesi Bactrocera melastomatos resemble sympatric Bactrocera usitata 16 specimen ms09144 B. usitata, dorsal view 17 close up of abdomen of ms09144 18 specimen ms08838 B. melastomatos, dorsal view 19 close up of abdomen of ms08838.

 
 
  Part of: Doorenweerd C, Ekayanti A, Rubinoff D (2020) The Dacini fruit fly fauna of Sulawesi fits Lydekker’s line but also supports Wallacea as a biogeographic region (Diptera, Tephritidae). ZooKeys 973: 103-122. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.973.55327