First Record of Anastrepha fraterculus and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Arecaceae in Brazil

Authors

  • Marcoandre Savaris Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná
  • Silvana Lampert Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná
  • Alberto Luiz Marsaro-Júnior Embrapa Trigo, Laboratório de Entomologia, 99001-970 Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Ricardo Adaime Embrapa Amapá, Rodovia JK, km 5, No. 2600, 68903-419 Macapá, Amapá
  • Miguel Francisco De Souza-Filho Instituto Biológico, Centro Experimental Central do Instituto Biológico, Caixa Postal 70, 13012-970 Campinas, São Paulo

Keywords:

Butia eriospatha, Mediterranean fruit fly, South American fruit fly, woolly butia palm

Abstract

Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Tephritidae) were associated with fruits of Butia eriospatha (Mart. ex Drude) Becc. (Arecaceae) for the first time in Brazil, from samples collected in Passo Fundo, state of Rio Grande do Sul.

 

Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) e Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Tephritidae) foram associadas a frutos de Butia eriospatha (Mart. ex Drude) Becc. (Arecaceae) pela primeira vez no Brasil, a partir de amostras coletadas em Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul.

 

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Published

2014-02-23

Issue

Vol. 96, No. 4 (December 2013)

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Scientific Notes

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