Keiko Uramoto, David S. Martins, Rita C. A. Lima, Roberto A. Zucchi
Journal of Insect Science 8 (45), 1-4, (1 June 2008) https://doi.org/10.1673/031.008.4501
KEYWORDS: natural reserve, native host plants, Cathedra bahiensis
The first host plant record for Anastrepha fumipennis Lima (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Geissospermum laeve (Vell.) Baill (Apocynaceae) and for A. nascimentoi Zucchi found in Cathedra bahiensis Sleumer (Olacaceae) was determined in a host plant survey of fruit flies undertaken at the “Reserva Natural da Companhia Vale do Rio Doce”. This reserve is located in an Atlantic Rain Forest remnant area, in Linhares county, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The phylogenetic relationships of Anastrepha species and their hosts are discussed. The occurrence of these fruit fly species in relation to the distribution range of their host plants is also discussed.