Anastrepha serpentina

Common name  

sapote fruit fly

Description

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

Body. Body length 7.5–10.3mm.

Head. Cephalic lobes moderately developed. Stomal organ: Number of peg sensilla three (large (2 long and tapering, 1 short and peg-like)); peg sensilla unbranched; other peg-sensilla-like structures present. Stomal region: Number of oral ridges 8–14; margins entire, or serrate, or emarginate. Accessory plates present (large); number of accessory plates 6–10; margins unserrated, or serrated (anterior ones with small serrations).

Spinules and creeping welts. Dorsal spinules on segments T1-T2, or T1-T3.

Anterior spiracles. Anterior spiracle convex to flat, or concave medially, appearing bilobed. Anterior spiracular tubules 13–19.

Caudal segment (a8) and anal lobes. Anal lobes plainly visible, but not protuberant; simple, or grooved, or bifid.

Posterior spiracles. Posterior spiracles: slits 2.5–3.5x longer than wide. Dorsal spiracular processes with numerous trunks arising from a short or semicircular base, or with fewer trunks radiating from a short or semicircular base (short processes). Number of dorsal spiracular processes 6–9. Number of ventral spiracular processes 6–9. Number of lateral spiracular processes 4–6.

Host plants

Family	Genus
Anacardiaceae	Mangifera, Spondias
Annonaceae	Annona
Apocynaceae	sp.
Calophyllaceae	Mammea
Ebenaceae	Diospyros
Euphorbiaceae	sp.
Lauraceae	Persea
Malphigiaceae	Byrsonima
Moraceae	sp.
Myrtaceae	Psidium
Rosaceae	Cydonia, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus
Rutaceae	Citrus
Salicaceae	Dovyalis
Sapotaceae	Chrysophyllum, Manilkara, Pouteria

 

Part of plant attacked: fruit.

Biogeographic region and distribution

Neotropical

USA (South Texas), south through
Central America, south through
South America to Peru and Argentina; Trinidad.

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

Adult taxonomy

Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann)
Dacus serpentinus Wiedemann 1830: 521.—Brazil. T ♀ NMW. Type data (Loew 1873: 227).
Urophora vittithorax Macquart 1851: 259.—“l’Indie” [error, neotropical]. T ♀ UMO.
Anastrepha serfentinus Foote 1965: 673.—missp. serpentina Wiedemann.
 

References

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.

Steck, G. J., L. E. Carroll, H. Celedonio H. & J. C. Guillen A. 1990. Methods for identification of Anastrepha larvae (Diptera: Tephritidae), and key to 13 species. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 92: 333-346.