Abstract
Species of fruit flies (Tephritidae) were surveyed in a transect of the Amazonian Rainforest in the district of Clevelândia do Norte, municipality of Oiapoque, state of Amapa, Brazil. This study describes the diversity of fruit fly species sampled inside this transect (2.2 linear km). Eleven McPhail traps were serviced weekly from June 2002 to June 2003. A total of 55 samples were obtained, totaling 125 specimens of Tephritidae. Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 was the most abundant and diverse genus, with 18 species caught. Two new species, A. oiapoquensis Norrbom & Uchoa, 2011 and A. siculigera Norrbom & Uchoa, 2011, were discovered in this survey. Anastrepha coronilli Carrejo & Gonzalez, 1993 (n = 40) was the most abundant species. Six species, Anastrepha amita Zucchi, 1979, A. duckei Lima, 1934, A. flavipennis Greene, 1934, A. minensis Lima, 1937, A. pseudoparallela (Loew, 1873), and A. submunda Lima, 1937, are recorded for the first time from Amapa. Three of them, A. minensis, A. pseudoparallela, and A. submunda, are reported for the first time from northern Brazil. This paper updates to 36 the number of frugivorous species of Tephritidae in Amapa.
Highlights
IntroductionIn Brazil it occupies an area of approximately 5.5 million km, representing about 50% of the Brazilian territory
The Amazon is the largest Rainforest in the world
This study describes the diversity of fruit fly species sampled inside this transect (2.2 linear km)
Summary
In Brazil it occupies an area of approximately 5.5 million km, representing about 50% of the Brazilian territory It houses a rich plant diversity and a large number of native species of fruit trees, including various species of Anacardiaceae, Myrtaceae, and Sapotaceae (CAVALCANTE 1991), which are considered potential host plants for the species of frugivorous Tephritoidea (ZUCCHI 2008, UCHÔA & NICÁCIO 2010). It appears to us that there are new species of Anastrepha in the Oiapoque region and some fruit fly species not yet recorded from northern Brazil or even from the country. This paper describes the diversity of tephritid species along a transect in the Amazonian Rainforest at the municipality of Oiapoque, state of Amapá, Brazil, provides new records, and suggests ecological patterns for the populations
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