New Findings on Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) in the Brazilian Amazon

Distribution and host data of Lonchaeidae species (Diptera: Tephritoidea) in the state of Amapá, Brazil, are presented. Adults of 10 species in the genera Neosilba, Dasiops, and Lonchaea were reared from 23 plant species in 18 families. Neosilba laura Strikis and Neosilba parapeltae Strikis are repo...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2015-12, Vol.98 (4), p.1227-1237
Main Authors: Lemos, Lailson do Nascimento, Adaime, Ricardo, Costa-Neto, Salustiano V, Deus, Ezequiel da Glória de, Jesus-Barros, Cristiane Ramos de, Strikis, Pedro Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adults
Distribution
Entomology
Fruit-flies
Fruits
fruticultura
Host plants
Infestation
infestação
Insect larvae
Neosilba
orchard
Parasite hosts
Pests
Plants
rearing
RESEARCH PAPERS
Species
Specimens
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Summary:Distribution and host data of Lonchaeidae species (Diptera: Tephritoidea) in the state of Amapá, Brazil, are presented. Adults of 10 species in the genera Neosilba, Dasiops, and Lonchaea were reared from 23 plant species in 18 families. Neosilba laura Strikis and Neosilba parapeltae Strikis are reported for the first time in the Amazon, and Dasiops inedulis Steyskal and Neosilba perezi Romero & Ruppel are reported for the first time in Amapá State. Additionally, 24 new host associations are documented.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.098.0433