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Research Project: Systematics of Flies of Importance in Agroecosystems and the Environment

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Distribution of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Brazil: new records from the state of Paraná

Author
item LAMPERT, SILVANA - Universidade Federal Do Parana
item Norrbom, Allen
item SAVARIS, MARCOANDRE - Universidade Federal Do Parana
item MARINONI, LUCIANE - Universidade Federal Do Parana
item ZUCCHI, R. A. - Universidad De Sao Paulo

Submitted to: Check List
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/13/2020
Publication Date: 7/1/2020
Citation: Lampert, S., Norrbom, A.L., Savaris, M., Marinoni, L., Zucchi, R. 2020. Distribution of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Brazil: new records from the state of Paraná. Check List. 16(4):799-804.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.4.799

Interpretive Summary: The family of true fruit flies includes numerous major agricultural pests throughout the world. The majority of species that are pests in the American tropics and subtropics, and that threaten fruit industries in the southern United States, belong to a large group that contains more than 300 species. Knowledge of which species occur in which exotic countries is critical to effectively regulate trade with these countries and prevent the introduction of pest species into the USA. In this paper, new distribution and host data are provided for seven species from Brazil. This information is useful to APHIS-PPQ and other regulatory agencies responsible for preventing the spread of pest species.

Technical Abstract: The first records of six Anastrepha species are reported for the state of Paraná, Brazil: Anastrepha amita Zucchi, 1979 collected in Campina Grande do Sul and Quatro Barras, A. barnesi Aldrich, 1925 in Curitiba, A. consobrina (Loew, 1873) in São José dos Pinhais, A. manihoti Lima, 1934 in Coronel Vivida, A. morvasi Uramoto & Zucchi, 1999 in Palmas, and A. punctata Hendel, 1914 in Colombo. Citharexylum solanaceum Cham. (Verbenaceae) is recorded as a new host plant for A. amita. With these new records the number of species of Anastrepha recorded from Paraná is increased from 15 to 21.