Anastrepha suspensa
Common name
Caribbean fruit flyDescription
Typical of Anastrepha larvae with the following specific characteristics for the third instar:
Body. Body length 6.7–9mm (7.5–9.0~WEH; 6.7–8.9~Steck et al.).
Head. Cephalic lobes moderately developed. Stomal organ: number of peg sensilla three (short, stout); peg sensilla unbranched; other peg-sensilla-like structures absent. Stomal region: Number of oral ridges 8–13; margins scalloped, or emarginate, or occasionally incised ("short, widely spaced, bluntly rounded teeth"). Accessory plates present (3–4 small, shell-like); number of accessory plates 4 (~~); margins unserrated, or serrated (some1/2,~WEH; 1~LEC).
Spinules and creeping welts. Dorsal spinules on segments T1, or T1-T2, or T1-T3.
Anterior spiracles. Anterior spiracular tubules 9–15.
Caudal segment (a8) and anal lobes. Anal lobes plainly visible, but not protuberant; simple, or grooved.
Posterior spiracles. Posterior spiracles: slits 3x longer than wide (about). Dorsal spiracular processes with numerous trunks arising from a short or semicircular base, or with fewer trunks radiating from a short or semicircular base (medium processes). Number of dorsal spiracular processes 9–16. Number of ventral spiracular processes 9–16. Number of lateral spiracular processes 4–7.
Host plants
| Family | Genus |
| Anacardiaceae | Mangifera, Spondias |
| Annonaceae | Annona |
| Apocynaceae | Carissa |
| Araliaceae | Trevesia |
| Canellaceae | Canella |
| Caricaceae | Carica |
| Chrysobalanaceae | Chrysobalanus |
| Clusiaceae | Garcinia, Rheedia |
| Combretaceae | Terminalia |
| Cucurbitaceae | Mormodica |
| Ebenaceae | Diospyros |
| Lauraceae | Persea |
| Lythraceae | Punica |
| Malpighiaceae | Malphighia |
| Moraceae | Ficus |
| Muntingiaceae | Muntingia |
| Myrtaceae | Eugenia, Myrcianthes, Myrciaria, Pimenta, Pseudanamomis, Psidium, Syzygium |
| Oxalidaceae | Averrhoa |
| Putranjivaceae | Drypetes |
| Rosaceae | Eriobotyra, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Rubus |
| Rutaceae | Atalantia, Casimiroa, Citrus, Clausena, Fortunella, Murraya, Severinia, Triphasia |
| Salicaceae | Dovyalis, Flacourtia |
| Sapindaceae | Blighia, Litchi |
| Sapotaceae | Achras, Manilkara, Mimusops, Pouteria, Synsepalum |
| Solanaceae | Capsicum, Solanum |
Part of plant attacked: fruit.
Biogeographic region and distribution
NeotropicalUSA (Florida, introduced).
Caribbean: Greater Antilles, Bahamas.
Adult taxonomy
Anastrepha suspensa (Loew)
Trypeta suspensa Loew 1862: 69.—Cuba. LT ♂ MCZ. Lectotype designation by inference of holotype by Greene 1934: 148.
Anastrepha unipuncta Sein 1933: 190.—Puerto Rico. Rio Piedras. HT ♀ USNM.
Anastrepha longimacula Greene 1934: 146.—Jamaica. Hope [Botanical Gardens, Kingston]. HT ♀ USNM.
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.
