Anastrepha mucronota

Description

Typical of Anastrepha larvae with the following specific characteristics for the third instar:

Body.

Head.

Cephalopharyngeal skeleton.

Spinules and creeping welts.

Anterior spiracles.

Caudal segment (A8) and anal lobes.

Posterior spiracles.

Host plants

Famlly	Genus / species
Celastraceae	Salacia elliptica

 

Part of plant attacked: fruit.

Biogeographic region and distribution

Neotropical

Central America: Panama.
South America: Ecuador.

See http://delta-intkey.com/anatox/l/media/html/anmucron.htm
 

Status of knowledge

Carroll et al. (2004+)

Adult taxonomy

Anastrepha mucronota Stone
Anastrepha mucronota Stone 1942: 57.—Panama. El Cermeno. HT ♀ USNM.
Anastrepha mucronata Aczel 1950: 220.—missp. mucronota Stone.
 

References

Bomfim, D. A., M. A. Uchôa-Fernandes, and M. A. L. Bragança. 2007. Hosts and parasitoids of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritoidea) in the State of Tocantins, Brazil." Neotropical entomology 36.6: 984-986.

Carroll, L. E., A. L. Norrbom, M. J. Dallwitz, and F. C. Thompson. 2004 onwards. Pest fruit flies of the world – larvae. Version: 8th December 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.