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Xanthaciura insecta

Description

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.

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).

Notes

Published as part of Norrbom, Allen L., Sutton, Bruce D., Steck, Gary J. & Monzón, José, 2010, New genera, species and host plant records of Nearctic and Neotropical Tephritidae (Diptera) 2398, pp. 1-65 in Zootaxa 2398 on pages 60-63

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References

  • Foote, R. H., Blanc, F. L. & Norrbom, A. L. (1993) Handbook of the fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America north of Mexico. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca. xii + 571 p.