Rhagoletis nova

Description

Typical of Rhagoletis larvae with the following specific characteristics for the 3rd instar:

Body. Small; body length 5-6 mm.

Head. Stomal region: Large amount of sclerotized stomal guards present (exact number unclear). Short oral ridges present; number of oral ridges 5–13; margins entire. Accessory plates absent.

Anterior spiracles. Anterior spiracle appears bilobed. Number of anterior spiracular tubules ~23; in a single irregular row.

Posterior spiracles. Slits at least 6-8x longer than wide. Dorsal spiracular processes of medium length, with numerous trunks. Number of dorsal spiracular processes 8–11. Number of ventral spiracular processes 8–11. Number of lateral spiracular processes 8–11. 

Host plants

Family	Genus
Solanaceae	Solanum

Part of plant attacked: fruit.

Biogeographic region and distribution

Neotropical

Chile (Coquimbo to Chiloe I.).

Adult taxonomy

Rhagoletis nova Schiner
Spilographa nova Schiner 1868: 264.—Chile. ST ♂ NMW. ST not found by Hardy (1968: 140), but now in NMW.
Rhagoletis ochraspis: Kisliuk and Cooley 1933: 239.—misid. See Foote 1981: 20.
 

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.

White, I. M., and M. M. Elson-Harris. 1992. Fruit flies of economic significance: their identification and bionomics. CAB International; Wallingford, UK. 601 p.