Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (2000) 102, 802-815

Martín Aluja, Jaime Pinero, Maurilio López, César Ruíz, Alberto Zúniga, Enrique Piedra, Francisco Díaz-Fleischer and John Sivinski (2000)
New host plant and distribution records in Mexico for Anastrepha spp., Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstacker, Rhagoletis zoqui Bush, Rhagoletis sp., and Hexachaeta sp. (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 102 (4), 802-815
Abstract: We report the results of a nine-year study (1990-1998), aimed at determining the distribution of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and identify their host plants in Veracruz, Mexico. Twenty Anastrepha species, Toxotrypana curvicauda and several unidentified Hexachaeta species were captured in McPhail traps. Among the 20 Anastrepha species, A. limae, A. dentata, and A. canalis are new records for Veracruz. Out of a total of 51 species of native, wild plants and exotic, cultivated plants collected in Veracruz, Mexico (representing 3,736 kg of fruit), 34 were infested by 13 Anastrepha species, 4 plants were infested by 4 Rhagoletis species, 2 plants were infested by Toxotrypana curvicauda, and one by an undescribed Hexachaeta species. Our observations include new host plant records for Anastrepha hamata (larvae feed only on seeds), A. bahiensis, A. chiclayae, A. fraterculus, A. obliqua, T. curvicauda, Rhagoletis zoqui, R. sp. and Hexachaeta sp. We present host plant data based on size of fruit and degree of infestation, provide information on local names and fruiting phenology, and discuss our findings in light of their practical implications and with respect to the zoogeography of Mexican fruit flies.
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Database assignments for author(s): Martín Aluja, Jaime C. Pinero, Francisco Diaz-Fleischer

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anastrepha obliqua		Mexico
	Toxotrypana curvicauda		Mexico
	Anastrepha fraterculus		Mexico