New records of some dipterans (Diptera: Cecidomyidae, Tephritidae) in north-eastern Lithuania

Abstract

In recent years, a new alien species, Rhagoletis batava, a potentially important pest of the cultivated sea buckthorn, has been observed in Belarus, Latvia and Lithuania. In Lithuania, the distribution of fruit-feeding tephritid flies was insufficiently studied and more comprehensive studies were needed. The aim of this study was to obtain new data on the fruit fly distribution in the north-eastern part of Lithuania, with the focus on Rhagoletis batava, a newly arrived species in the Baltic countries. The flies were observed on their host plants in parks, greeneries and plantations in north-eastern Lithuania during a two-day period in August 2013. In total, three species of fruit-feeding flies were recorded: Anomoia purmunda, Rhagoletis alternata and Rhagoletis batava; A. purmunda was the most widespread. During the data collection, the alien species black locust gall midge, Obolodiplosis robiniae was also observed. O. robiniae is a new species for Lithuania and its only known host plant is Robinia pseudacacia. O. robiniae galls were found on R. pseudacacia in parks of the four small towns -Rozalimas, Naujamiestis, Utena and in Užpaliai.Pastaraisiais metais Baltarusijoje, Latvijoje ir Lietuvoje užregistruota nauja svetimkraštė margasparnių vaisinių muselių rūšis Rhagoletis batava, kuri yra potencialus kultivuojamų šaltalankių kenkėjas. Tephritidae grupės muselių paplitimas Lietuvoje yra nepakankamai ištirtas, todėl atliekant tyrimus šiaurės rytų Lietuvoje daugiausia dėmesio buvo skiriama R. batava. 2013 metų rugpjūčio mėnesį šiaurės rytų Lietuvos parkuose, žaliuosiuose plotuose ir plantacijose vaisinės muselės buvo registruojamos dvi dienas ant augalų šeimininkų. Iš viso užregistruotos trys margasparnių vaisinių muselių rūšys: Anomoia purmunda, Rhagoletis alternata ir R. batava. Labiausiai paplitusi buvo A. purmunda. Taip pat aptikta nauja Lietuvai svetimkraštė juodųjų akacijų gumbauodžių rūšis Obolodiplosis robiniae, kurios vienintelis žinomas augalas šeimininkas yra Robinia pseudacacia. Ant šių augalų Rozalimo, Naujamiesčio, Utenos ir Užpalių parkuose buvo aptikti O. robiniae galai.

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