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

Abstract

On Mar 30, 2010, during a fruit sampling procedure aiming to collect fruit flies in the vicinity of Urubu River, in the Serra da Lua region within the municipality of Boa Vista (02 degrees 21' N and 60 degrees 02' W), state of Roraima, a total of 17 fruits (117.69 g) of Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh (Myrtaceae) were collected. From the fruits of M. dubia, the researchers obtained two puparia (infestation rate: 0.1 puparium/fruit and 17.0 puparia/kg), from which two specimens of Anastrepha emerged (1 female and 1 male). The female was identified as Anastrepha parishi Stone (voucher specimen deposited in the Instituto Biologico collection). Myrciaria dubia is a newly reported host of A. parishi in Brazil.