Host plants and distribution records of lance flies (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) in São Paulo State, Brazil

The knowledge of host plants, distribution and economic importance of Lonchaeidae is scarce in Latin America. We have recovered specimens of Lonchaeidae from most fruit samples containing specimens of Tephritidae. The compilation of information is essential to determine the diversity of species and...

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Published inEntomoBrasilis Vol. 14; no. 1; p. e942
Main Authors Sousa, Ester Marques de, Louzeiro, Léo Rodrigo Ferreira, Strikis, Pedro Carlos, Souza-Filho, Miguel Francisco, Raga, Adalton
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Entomologistas do Brasil 21.05.2021
Subjects
Dasiops
fruit hosts
Insecta
Neosilba
Tephritoidea
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Summary:The knowledge of host plants, distribution and economic importance of Lonchaeidae is scarce in Latin America. We have recovered specimens of Lonchaeidae from most fruit samples containing specimens of Tephritidae. The compilation of information is essential to determine the diversity of species and the relationship with their hosts. In addition to the list of records based on early publications, we add unpublished data of Lonchaeids recovered from plant samples collected in the Instituto Biológico, São Paulo, Brazil. In total, 18 species of Lonchaeidae, belonging to the genera Dasiops, Lonchaea and Neosilba were registered in São Paulo, and associated with 111 host plant species and 27 botanical families. New records are listed and geographical distribution is available by specific maps.
ISSN:1983-0572
1983-0572
DOI:10.12741/ebrasilis.v14.e942