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New species of Gymnocarena (Diptera: Tephritidae) from eastern North America and Guatemala, and the redescription of G. mississippiensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2012

Bruce D. Sutton ,
Gary J. Steck  and
Allen L. Norrbom
Bruce D. Sutton*
Affiliation:
Florida State Collection of Arthropods and Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory, Bureau of Entomology, Nematology, and Plant Pathology, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, PO Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, United States of America
Gary J. Steck
Affiliation:
Florida State Collection of Arthropods and Entomology Section, Bureau of Entomology, Nematology, and Plant Pathology, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, PO Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100, United States of America
Allen L. Norrbom
Affiliation:
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, c/o National Museum of Natural History, MRC-168, Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012, United States of America
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

We describe three new species of fruit flies (Tephritidae: Tephritinae) (Gymnocarena defoeisp. nov. and Gymnocarenanorrbomisp. nov., from eastern North America and Gymnocarena monzonisp. nov. from Guatemala) and redescribe Gymnocarena mississippiensis Norrbom. Gymnocarena monzoni is the first Gymnocarena species to be recorded from Guatemala. This brings the total number of named species in this genus to 19. New larval host plant (Asteraceae) records for Gymnocarena include Verbesina helianthoides Michx. for G. mississippiensis and G. norrbomi, Verbesinaalternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney for G. norrbomi, and Viguiera cordata (Hook. and Arn.) D'Arcy for G. monzoni. The latter represents the first record for Gymnocarena in Viguiera Kunth. Gymnocarena larvae were also recorded from Verbesina virginica L. but not identified to species. A revised key to the known species of Gymnocarena and additional information on larval host plants and biology are provided.

Résumé

Nous décrivons trois nouvelles espèces de mouches des fruits (Tephritidae: Tephritinae) (Gymnocarena defoeisp. nov. et Gymnocarena norrbomisp. nov. de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord ainsi que Gymnocarena monzonisp. nov. du Guatemala) et redécrivons Gymnocarena mississippiensis Norrbom. Gymnocarena monzoni est la première espèce de Gymnocarena retrouvée au Guatemala. Il y a donc maintenant un total de 19 espèces nommées dans ce genre. Nous signalons de nouvelles plantes hôtes (Asteraceae) des larves de Gymnocarena, Verbesina helianthoides Michx. pour G. mississippiensis et G. norrbomi, Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney pour G. norrbomi et Viguiera cordata (Hook. et Arn.) D'Arcy pour G. monzoni. Cette dernière mention est la première de Gymnocarena sur Viguiera Kunth. Des larves de Gymnocarena nondéterminées à l'espèce sont aussi signalées sur Verbesina virginica L. Nous fournissons une clé révisée des espèces connues de Gymnocarena, ainsi que des informations supplémentaires sur les plantes hôtes et la biologie des larves.

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Original Article
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 144 , Issue 2 , April 2012 , pp. 248 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2012 

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Footnotes

Unpublished for the purposes of zoological nomenclature (Art. 8.2, ICZN)

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