Frugivorous Flies (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) Hosts in the State of Bahia, Brazil and registers of new bitrophic interactions

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 591 - 592
• Main Authors: Santos, O O, Castellani, M A, Bittencourt, M A L, Moreira, A A, Strikis, P C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Association of the Brazilian Journal of Biology 01-08-2018; Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
• Subjects: Adults; BIOLOGY; Dasiops; Females; Flies; Flowers & plants; Fruits; Larvae; Lonchaea; Lonchaeidae; Males; Neosilba; Oranges; Brasil; Brazil; Florida
• ISSN: 1519-6984; 1678-4375; 1678-4375
• DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.168836

Larvae of Lonchaeidae flies (Tephritoidea) are found in decaying organic material (trunks, branches and leaves), flower buds are attacked by Dasiops frieseni Norrbom & McAlpine, 1997, damaged fruits as well as ripe and green ones of oranges and passion fruits, all infested by Neosilba zadolicha McAlpine & Steyskal, 1982. In Brazil three genera of Lonchaeidae have been found: Dasiops Rondani (1856), Neosilba McAlpine (1962) and Lonchaea Fallén (1820). Neosilba and Dasiops are the most important from an economic point of view, once they include the majority of frugivorous flies. The main purpose of this work was to extend the knowledge over Lonchaeidae species and their hosts in the State of Bahia, Brazil and new bitrophic interactions. The adults males of Neosilba, Lonchaea and females of Dasiops were identified at species level utilizing a stereomicroscope and biological microscope (McAlpine and Steyskal, 1982; Norrbom and McAlpine.