The status of Euaresta stelligera (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Authors

Allen L. Norrbom, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Date of this Version

March 2002

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi Vol. 16, No. 1-3, March-September, 2002. Copyright © 2002 Norrbom.
Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/.

Abstract

Based on examination of morphological characters of specimens from throughout their ranges, Euaresta stelligera (Coquillett) is confirmed to be a distinct species from E. bellula (Snow). The diagnostic characters, distributions, and host plants of both species are discussed. New distribution records for E. aequalis (Loew) and E. tapetis (Coquillett) are also provided, and an error concerning the range of Valentibulla californica is noted.