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A systematic study of Tephritidae (Diptera) based on the comparative morphology of larvae
M. M. Elson‐Harris
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Abstract
Descriptions of the third instar larvae of the following 68 species of Tephritidae (Diptera) are given:- Acanthonevra dunlopi (van der Wulp), Acanthonevra ochropleura Hering, Acanthonevra vaga (Wiedemann), Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann), Anastrepha striata Schiner, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), Anomoia kraussi Hardy, Bactrocera (Afrodacus) jarvisi (Tryon), Bactrocera (Austrodacus) cucumis (French), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata (de Meijere), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) aquilonis (May), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) arecae (Hardy and Adachi), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) bryoniae (Tryon), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) cacuminata (Hering), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (Hendel), species near Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (A), species near Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (B), species near Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (C), species near Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis (D), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) endiandrae (Perkins and May), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) frauenfeldi (Schiner), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) halfordiae (Tryon), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kraussi (Hardy), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons (Hendel), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) manskii (Perkins and May), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) melanotus (Coquillett), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) musae (Tryon), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) neohumeralis (Hardy), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) pallida (Perkins and May), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) passiflorae (Froggatt), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) robiginosa (May), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) rufofuscula (Drew and Hancock), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tryoni (Froggatt), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tuberculata (Bezzi), Bactrocera (Bactrocera) umbrosa (Fabricius), Bactrocera (Gymnodacus) calophylli (Perkins and May), Bacrroccra (Hemizeugodacus) aglaiae (Hardy), Bactrocera (Javadacus) aberrans (Hardy), Bacrroccra (Melanodacus) nigra (Tryon), Bactrocera (Notodacus) xanthodes (Broun), Bactrocera (Polistomimetes) murrayi (Perkins), Bactrocera (Polistomimetes) visenda (Hardy), Bactrocera (Tetradacus) minax (Enderlein), Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae (Coquillett), Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau (Walker), Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata (Wiedemann), Ceratitis (Pterandrus) pedestris (Bezzi), Chaetellipsis atrata Hardy, Chaetellipsis n. sp. A, Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy), Dacus (Callantra) axanus (Hering), Dirioxa pornia (Walker), Epochra canadensis (Loew), Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) mediofusca Hering, Gastrozona fasciventris (Macquart), Myopites stylata (Fabricius), Paroxyna plantaginis (Haliday), Phytalmia mouldsi McAlpine and Schneider, Procecidochares alini Steyskal, Rhagoletis cerasi (Linnaeus), Rhagoletis mendax Curran, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), Taeniostola limbata Hendel, Tephritis vespertina (Loew), Terellia colon (Meigen), Urophora cardui (Linnaeus). In addition, keys, drawings and photographs that assist in the identification of these species are given and the classification of the family based on the larval characters is discussed. Descriptions of first and second instar larvae of B. jarvisi and B. tryoni are given as well as a description of B. tryoni eggs. Information on the general biology, hosts and geographic distribution are provided for each species.