A new species of Anastrephoides Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Colombia, the first record of the subtribe Trypetina from South America

Authors

  • Allen L. Norrbom Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, c/o National Museum of Natural History, P. O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA. E-mail: allen.norrbom@usda.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5854-089X
  • Pedro Alexander Rodriguez Clavijo Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA), Laboratorio Moscas de la Fruta, C.I. Tibaitatá km 14 vía Bogotá-Mosquera, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7379-1315

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Diptera, Tephritidae, Trypetina, fruit flies, Neotropical, Colombia, mosca de fruta, new species, taxonomy

Abstract

Anastrephoides colombiana, a new species of fruit fly from Colombia, is described and illustrated. It represents the first record of the genus Anastrephoides Hendel from the New World and the first species of the subtribe Trypetina from South America.

RESUMEN

Anastrephoides colombiana, una especie nueva de mosca de fruta de Colombia, es descrita y ilustrada. Representa el primer registro del género Anastrephoides Hendel del Mundo Nuevo y la primera especie del subtribu Trypetina de America del Sur.

 

Cite as: Norrbom, A.L. & Rodriguez Clavijo, P.A. 2019. A new species of Anastrephoides Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Colombia, the first record of the subtribe Trypetina from South America. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 161–167.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3383990

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2019-09-02

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Vol. 49 No. 2 (2019)

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