A new species of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Euphorbia tehuacana (Euphorbiaceae) in Mexico

Zootaxa. 2014 Mar 24:3780:567-76. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3780.3.8.

Abstract

Anastrepha tehuacana, a new species of Tephritidae (Diptera) from Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico reared from seeds of Euphorbia tehuacana (Brandegee) V.W. Steinm. (Euphorbiaceae), is described and illustrated. Its probable relationship to A. relicta Hernández-Ortiz is discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Euphorbia / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mexico
  • Seeds / parasitology
  • Tephritidae / anatomy & histology
  • Tephritidae / classification*
  • Tephritidae / growth & development