Identities revealed: female of Anastrepha cruzi Lima, 1934 and Anastrepha caballeroi Norrbom, 2015 (Diptera, Tephritidae) found in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
KEIKO URAMOTO,
ALEXANDRE S. ARAÚJO,
MARCOANDRE SAVARIS
et al.
Abstract:Anastrepha cruzi was described in 1934, from a specimen without an abdomen. The holotype is the only known record for this species, collected in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest (location unknown). However, during fruit fly surveys with McPhail-type traps on the campus of the Federal University of Amazonas in Manaus (state of Amazonas), two females were identified as A. cruzi, based on thoracic and wing patterns. These females are described in detail here, including the aculeus tip, to clarify the identity and … Show more
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