Anastrepha fraterculus (Andean morphotype)

Common name  

South American fruit fly

Host plants

Polyphagous, infesting at least the following families and genera:
 

Family	Genus / species	Common name
Myrtaceae	Psidium guavjava P. caudatum	guava
Rosaceae	Eriobotrya japonica	loquat
	Prunus persica	peach
	Rubus glaucus	blackberry, mora
Rubiaceae	Coffea	coffee

 

Part of plant attacked: fruit.

Several morphotypes of A. fraterculus s.l. are present in the Andean countries. Their distributions are partially determined by elevation, but exact limits are not known. Different morphotypes may overlap in some areas. Many host records from this region cannot be reliably associated with a particular morphotype.

Many other host families have been reported for A. fraterculus s.l., e.g., Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Combretaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Moraceae, Olacaceae, Oxalidaceae, Punicaceae, Rutaceae, Sapotaceae, Solanaceae, Staphyleaceae, Sterculiaceae, Vitaceae. Whether or not members of the Andean morphotype infest some of these hosts is not known.

Biogeographic region and distribution

Neotropical

South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru?
Venezuela; at elevations above about 1500 m.

Adult taxonomy

Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) species complex

Hernandez-O et al. (2012, 2015) recognized eight morphotypes of Anastrepha fraterculus s.l. At least four of these are strongly supported by genetic, behavioral, and other types of data (Steck 1991, Sutton et al. 2015, Vera et al. 2006).
 

References

Briceño, A. J. 1979. Las moscas de las frutas Anastrepha spp (Diptera: Tephritidae) en los Andes Venezolanos. Rev. Fac. de Agronomia. V. del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela 5(2): 449-446.

Canal, N. A., V. Hernández-Ortiz, J. O. Tigrero Salas, and D. Selivon. 2015. Morphometric study of third instar larvae from five morphotypes of the Anastrepha fraterculus cryptic species complex (Diptera, Tephritidae). In Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade, ed. M. De Meyer, A. R. Clarke, T. M. Vera, and J. Hendrichs. ZooKeys 540: 41–59.

Canal, N. A., P. E. Galeano-Olaya, and M. Rosario Castañeda. 2018. Phenotypic structure of Colombian populations of Anastrepha fraterculus complex (Diptera: Tephritidae). Florida Entomologist 101: 299-310.

Hernandez-Ortiz, V. and P. Morales-Valles. 2004. Distribución geográfica y plant hospederas de Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) en Venezuela. Folia Entomol. Mexico. 43: 181-189.

Hernández‑Ortiz, V., A. F. Bartolucci, P. Morales‑Valles, D. Frías and D. Selivon. 2012. Cryptic species of the Anastrepha fraterculus complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): a multivariate approach for the recognition of south American morphotypes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 105:305‑318.

Hernández‑Ortiz, V., N. A. Canal, J. O. Tigrero Salas, F. M. Ruíz‑Hurtado, and J. F. Dzul‑Cauich. 2015. Taxonomy and phenotypic relationships of the Anastrepha fraterculus complex in the Mesoamerican and Pacific Neotropical dominions (Diptera, Tephritidae). Zookeys 540:95‑124.

Steck, G. J. 1991. Biochemical systematics and population genetic structure of Anastrepha fraterculus and related species (Diptera: Tephritidae). Annals Entomological Society America 84: 10-28.

Sutton, B. D., G. J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, E. Rodriguez, P. Srivastava, N. Nolazco Alvarado, F. Colque, E. Yábar Landa, J. J. Lagrava Sánchez, E. Quisberth, E. Arevalo, P. A. Rodriguez Clavijo, J. Alvarez Baca, and T. Guevara Zapata. 2015. Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) variation in Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (1830) (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Andean Region of South America. In: M. De Meyer, A. R. Clarke, T. M. Vera, and J. Hendrichs (Eds): Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade. ZooKeys 540: 175-191.

Vera, M. T, C.Cáceres, V. Wornoayporn, A. Islam, A. S. Robinson, M. H. de la Vega, J. Hendrichs, and J. P. Cayol. 2006. Mating Incompatibility among Populations of the South American Fruit Fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wied.) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Annals Entomological Society America 99: 387-397.