New records of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) primarily from Colombia

Zootaxa. 2018 Mar 6;4390(1):1-63. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4390.1.1.

Abstract

New distribution information, primarily from Colombia, is provided for 60 species of Anastrepha, including the first records of 33 species from Colombia: A. acca Norrbom, A. acris Stone, A. amita Zucchi, A. amplidentata Norrbom, A. atrox (Aldrich), A. barbiellinii Lima, A. bezzii Lima, A. canalis Stone, A. cocorae Norrbom Korytkowski, A. compressa Stone, A. cordata Aldrich, A. crebra Stone, A. cryptostrepha Hendel, A. cryptostrephoides Norrbom Korytkowski, A. furcata Lima, A. fuscicauda Norrbom Korytkowski, A. galbina Stone, A. grandicarina Norrbom Korytkowski, A. hamata (Loew), A. katiyari Norrbom, A. macrura Hendel, A. margarita Caraballo, A. minuta Stone, A. nigripalpis Hendel, A. normalis Norrbom, A. pastranai Blanchard, A. pseudanomala Norrbom, A. pulchra Stone, A. similis Greene, A. speciosa Stone, A. urichi Greene, A. willei Korytkowski, and A. zuelaniae Stone. In addition, A. acris is reported from Costa Rica, A. alveata Stone from El Salvador, A. antunesi Lima and A. bahiensis Lima from Bolivia, A. barbiellinii from Trinidad Tobago, A. bezzii, A. canalis, A. coronilli Carrejo González, A. cryptostrepha and A. minuta from Bolivia, and A. willei from Argentina and Bolivia. A list of the 83 species of Anastrepha now known to occur in Colombia is provided, as well as illustrations of at least the wing and aculeus tip or male genitalia for 60 species.

Keywords: Diptera, Fruit flies, Tephritidae, Neotropical, distributions, natural regions.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
  • Male
  • Tephritidae*
  • Trinidad and Tobago