Current knowledge of the species complex Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera, Tephritidae) in Brazil

By

Vaníčková, Lucie
Hernández-Ortiz, Vicente
Joachim-Bravo, Iara Sordi
Dias, Vanessa
Passos Roriz, Alzira Kelly
Laumann, Raúl Alberto
Mendonça, Adriana
Paranhos, Beatriz Aguiar Jordão
Do Nascimento, Ruth

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

540

Pages

211-237

Subjects

acoustic communication , Chemical communication , cryptic species , Sexual behavior , south american fruit fly , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.9791

 

Abstract

The study of the species complex Anastrepha fraterculus (Af complex) in Brazil is especially important in a taxonomical, evolutionary and pest management context, because there are evidences that some of them may occur in sympatry. In this review, we analyzed the main results supporting evidences that three cryptic species occur in Brazil. The taxonomical and phylogenetic relationships based on eggshell morphology, adult morphometrics, as well as cytotaxonomy and genetic differentiations are discussed. We also review available information on sexual behavior including acoustic communication of males during courtship and sexual incompatibility; and chemical signals involved in the communication between sexes, with a special focus on sex pheromones. We examined the role of long- and short-range pheromones (male-produced volatiles and cuticular hydrocarbons, respectively), their implications in sexual isolation, and their possible use for chemotaxonomic differentiation of the putative species of the Af complex.