NEW RECORDS OF THE GENUS ANASTREPHA SCHINER, 1868 (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) IN THE ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC, OAXACA, MEXICO

Abstract

Five species of the genus Anastrepha Schiner are reported for the first time from the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. A. bezzii Lima, A. minuta Stone, A. tumida Stone, A. furcata Lima and A. sp. new species, of which last two are new records for Mexico. Some taxonomic aspects are discussed, as well as the relationship of the ecosystems present in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec with the vegetal communities of the Southern Hemisphere, possible diversification patterns of the species present in this region and their relationship with their congeners of Central and South America. With these new reports the number of Anastrepha species recorded in this state increased to 27.