An integrative approach to unravel the Ceratitis FAR (Diptera, Tephritidae) cryptic species complex: a review

By

De Meyer, Marc
Delatte, Hélène
Ekesi, Sunday
Jordaens, Kurt
Kalinová, Blanka
Manrakhan, Aruna
Mwatawala, Maulid
Steck, Gary
Cann, Joannes van
Vancikova, Lucie
Břízová, Radka
Virgilio, Massimiliano

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

540

Pages

405-427

Subjects

Africa , Ceratitis anonae , Ceratitis fasciventris , Ceratitis rosa , fruit fly , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.540.10046

 

Abstract

This paper reviews all information gathered from different disciplines and studies to resolve the species status within the Ceratitis FAR (C. fasciventris, C. anonae, C. rosa) complex, a group of polyphagous fruit fly pest species (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Africa. It includes information on larval and adult morphology, wing morphometrics, cuticular hydrocarbons, pheromones, microsatellites, developmental physiology and geographic distribution. The general consensus is that the FAR complex comprises C. anonae, two species within C. rosa (so-called R1 and R2) and two putatitve species under C. fasciventris. The information regarding the latter is, however, too limited to draw final conclusions on specific status. Evidence for this recognition is discussed with reference to publications providing further details.