New genera, species and host plant records of Nearctic and Neotropical Tephritidae (Diptera) 2398
Author
Norrbom, Allen L.
Author
Sutton, Bruce D.
Author
Steck, Gary J.
Author
Monzón, José
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Zootaxa
2010
2010-03-12
2398
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65
journal article
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Xanthaciura insecta
(Loew)
Remarks.
The examined series from
Venezuela
has the subbasal hyaline mark in cell cu
1
more elongate than in other specimens examined.
Biology.
Ten species, including seven species of
Bidens
, have been previously reported as host plants for
X. insecta
. The records below include a new host record from
Cosmos sulphureus
Cav.
and data documenting the records of
Bidens squarrosa
H.B.K. and
Dahlia coccinea
Cav.
reported by
Foote et al. (1993)
.
Bidens
,
Cosmos
, and
Dahlia
are closely related genera, all belonging to the tribe
Coreopsideae
of the
Asteraceae
. The larvae develop in the flowerheads.
FIGURES 123–125.
Host plants:
Porophyllum ruderale
, host of
Trupanea pseudovicina
: 123, inflorescence; 124–125, capitula.
FIGURES 126–129.
Undetermined probable host plant of
Ostracocoelia mirabilis
, possibly
Ageratina
sp.
: 126, female on foliage; 127, female in oviposition; 128, old stem gall; 129, opened gall showing empty puparium.
Material examined.
GUATEMALA
:
Huehuetenango
:
Huehuetenango
-
Cuilco Road
(7W),
E of Chejoj
,
15.41126°N
91.8241°W
,
1717 m
, emerged
3–5 Dec 2007
reared ex flowerheads of
Cosmos sulphureus
(07G63) collected
24 Nov 2007
,
B.D. Sutton
,
A.L. Norrbom
,
J. Monzón
,
F. Camposeco
,
1♂
1♀
(
USNM
USNMENT00671457–58
)
.
Sacatepéquez
:
Volcán de Agua
, trail from
Ciudad Viejo
, reared ex flowers of
Dahlia coccinea
Cav.
(90G11),
19 Oct 1990
,
A. L. Norrbom
,
42♂
29♀
(
USNM
)
,
3♂
2♀
(
FSCA
)
,
4♂
2♀
(
UVG
)
.
MEXICO
:
Chiapas
:
Rt.
190 between
Belem
&
Teopisca
,
1800 m
, reared ex flowerheads of
Dahlia coccinea
Cav.
(87M15),
20 Sep 1987
,
A. L. Norrbom
&
L. E. Carroll
,
1♂
1♀
(
IEXV
)
,
2♂
3♀
(
USNM
USNMENT00214399–403
)
;
Rt.
195 btw.
Bochil
&
Soyalo
,
1550 m
, reared ex flowerheads of
Dahlia coccinea
Cav.
(87M9),
19 Sep 1987
,
A. L. Norrbom
,
1♂
1♀
(
IEXV
)
,
2♂
1♀
(
USNM
USNMENT00104384–86
)
,
Cacahoatan
,
Centro Exp. Rosario Izapa
,
14°59'N
90°10'W
, reared ex flowerheads of
Bidens alba
L. (93M13),
2 Nov 1993
,
A. L. Norrbom
&
C. Estrada
,
3♂
1♀
(
USNM
USNMENT00214348–51
)
.
VENEZUELA
:
Mérida
:
Páramo La Culata
, reared ex flowerheads of
Bidens squarrosa
H.B.
K. (89V16),
27 Oct 1989
,
A. L. Norrbom
,
1♂
2♀
(
IZAM
)
,
3♂
6♀
(
USNM
USNMENT00104391–400
)
.