Ceratitis rubivora

Description

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

Body. Length ~7 mm.

Anterior spiracles. Number of anterior spiracular tubules 10-11.

Spinules and creeping welts. Dorsal spinules only on segments T1-T2.

Posterior spiracles. Slits 3x longer than wide.

Host plants

Family	Genus
Piperaceae	Piper*
Rosaceae	Rubus
Rutaceae	Toddalia*

Asterisk indicates unconfirmed records, per De Meyer et al. (2002)

Also some records on Sapotaceae, which Carroll (1998) believes are possible misidentifications.

Part of plant attacked: fruit.

Biogeographic region and distribution

Afrotropical

Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa.

Adult taxonomy

Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rubivora Coquillett
Ceratitis rubivora Coquillett 190: 29.—South Africa. Cape:
Wynberg. HT ♂️ USNM. Sex of HT not stated by Coquillett.

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.

De Meyer, M., R. S. Copeland, S. A. Lux, M. Mansell, S. Quilici, R. Wharton, I. M. White, and N. J. Zenz. 2002. Annotated check list of host plants for Afrotropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the genus Ceratitis (No. 27). MRAC; Tervuren, Belgium. 91 p.