Published December 2, 2021 | Version v1
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The first records of Tephritis hurvitzi (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mainland Ukraine, with notes on its distribution and biology

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  • 1. I.I.Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology

Description

Tephritis hurvitzi Freidberg, 1981 is one of few gall-formers in the genus Tephritis known to induce stem swellings below flower heads of Tragopogon and Scorzonera (Asteraceae). It occurs in steppes from eastern Qazaqstan to Israel (Golan Heights) and Ukraine. Previously known only from Crimean Peninsula, it was recently found to occur in the mainland Ukraine. Data on distribution and biology are summarized.

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