First record of Anastrepha parishi Stone (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its host in Brazil

Faunistic analysis of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a guava orchard under organic management in the municipality of Una, Bahia, Brazil

“…Many Myrtaceae species are important fruit fl y hosts, especially in the genera Psidium, Eugenia and Syzygium (Zucchi 2000, 2007, Jesus et al 2008.…”

New host of Anastrepha parishi Stone (Diptera: Tephritidae) reported in Brazil

“…The species has already been reported as a host of Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) in the state of Amazonas (Silva, 1993). This is also the first report of A. parishi in the state of Roraima, which previously had been collected only in the state of Amapá (Jesus et al, 2008). Anastrepha parishi therefore deserves further study, as this is the third report of a host (two plant families) of the species.…”

“…The description of Anastrepha parishi Stone, 1942 was based on specimens collected in Guyana, but the species is also present in Costa Rica (Gonzáles et al, 1988), Suriname, Venezuela (Caraballo, 1981) and, recently, in Brazil (Jesus et al, 2008). Its only known hosts are Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) in Venezuela (Caraballo, 1981) and Oenocarpus bacaba (Arecaceae) in Brazil (Jesus et al, 2008).…”

“…Its only known hosts are Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) in Venezuela (Caraballo, 1981) and Oenocarpus bacaba (Arecaceae) in Brazil (Jesus et al, 2008).…”

Primeiro Registro De Anastrepha Shannoni Stone (Diptera: Tephritidae) No Estado Do Amapá, Brasil

“…No Estado do Amapá, as pesquisas com esse grupo de insetos foram intensificadas a partir de 1996, após a detecção oficial da mosca-da-carambola (B. carambolae) e, atualmente, além desta, estão assinaladas para o Estado, 22 espécies do gênero Anastrepha: A. anomala Stone, A. antunesi Lima, A. atrigona Hendel, A. binodosa Stone, A. coronilli Carrejo & González, A. dissimilis Stone, A. distincta Greene, A. fraterculus (Wiedemann), A. furcata Lima, A. hastata Stone, A. leptozona Hendel, A. limae Stone, A. mixta Zucchi, A. obliqua (Macquart), A. parishi Stone, A. pickeli Lima, A. sepentina (Wiedemann), A. sodalis Stone, A. sororcula Zucchi, A. striata Schiner, A. turpiniae Stone e A. zenildae Zucchi (ZUCCHI, 2007;DEUS et al, 2008;JESUS et al, 2008a;JESUS et al, 2008b).…”