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Galvão-Silva FL, Araújo AS, Dias VS, do Nascimento AS, Joachim-Bravo IS. Responses of two Anastrepha species' immature stages infesting preferential hosts to different temperature exposures. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 53:342-350. [PMID: 38194155 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-023-01124-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) and A. obliqua (Macquart) are important pests of fruit crops. In Brazil, these species cause damage to fruit growing in the South (annual average temperature of 20.9 °C) and Northeast (average yearly temperature of 24 °C). We evaluated the effect of temperature on the viability and development time of A. fraterculus and A. obliqua immature stages in their respective preferred hosts, guava (Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae) and mango (Mangifera indica L., Anacardiaceae). The duration of egg and pupal stages, egg to pre-pupa, and viability of egg and pupal stages under different temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 °C) were assessed. For both species, development time decreased with increasing temperature. Viability in the evaluated stages was only observed between 15 and 30 °C. However, the species responded differently to the exposure temperatures (15 and 30 °C), especially in the pupal stage and from egg to pre-pupa. Anastrepha fraterculus showed a lower tolerance to high temperatures, especially in the pupal stage and from egg to pre-pupa, which may explain its lower importance and economic impact in warmer Brazilian regions. Anastrepha obliqua had a lower tolerance at 15 °C, indicating greater adequacy for temperatures above 20 °C, characteristic of Northeast Brazil, suggesting the capacity to spread to cooler areas with rising temperatures.
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- Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO, IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Vienna, Austria
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Selivon D, Perondini ALP, Hernández-Ortiz V, doVal FC, Camacho A, Gomes FR, Prezotto LF. Genetical, Morphological, Behavioral, and Ecological Traits Support the Existence of Three Brazilian Species of the Anastrepha fraterculus Complex of Cryptic Species. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.836608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Within the Neotropical genus Anastrepha, the nominal species Anastrepha fraterculus is widely distributed from Mexico through northern Argentina. Currently it is believed to comprises a complex of at least eight cryptic species—known as the Anastrepha fraterculus complex (AF complex)—three of which occur in Brazil: A. sp.1 aff. fraterculus, A. sp.2 aff. fraterculus, and A. sp.3 aff. fraterculus. In this study, we present the results of a broad integrated analysis of multiple biological attributes in samples of the three species collected in sympatric areas. Analyses of the mitotic chromosomes confirm that all of them differ in sex chromosomes, and that the relative frequency of the distinct karyotypes is associated with variation in altitude. In these sympatric areas, a single female hybrid karyotype was detected within a significant sample of individuals. Population samples were analyzed for the ribosomal transcribed spacer ITS1, confirming that the three species have specific sequence types. Observations of reproductive behavior under laboratory conditions revealed that A. sp.1 and A. sp.2 mate early in the morning, while A. sp.3 mates in the middle of the day. A bimodal distribution of mating time was observed in the laboratory for hybrids, obtained between A. sp.1 and A. sp.3. In a mating choice experiment, most of the mating pairs were homospecific. In addition, through a list of the most frequent hosts associated with geographical occurrence, a bioclimatic model of their potential distribution was generated. The set of data allowed for the construction of explanatory hypothesis about the observed geographical pattern and the differential use of host fruits. Morphometric analyses of wings clearly demonstrated differences among the three species, for both males and females. Based on a wing image of the A. fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) type specimen, the morphometric analysis indicated that the type specimen would correspond to a male of A. sp.2 aff. fraterculus. The information provided by this report is not only useful for taxonomic purposes, but also reveals aspects to be considered in any reconstruction of an evolutionary scenario of the Anastrepha fraterculus complex.
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Gouvêa J, Gil-Azevedo LH. Geometric morphometrics as a tool to understand biogeographical and evolutionary patterns in crane fly genus Ischnotoma Skuse (Diptera, Tipulidae). PeerJ 2022; 10:e13123. [PMID: 35317074 PMCID: PMC8934531 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background The geometric morphometric analysis is applied for the first time for the family Tipulidae to distinguish evolutionary and biogeographical patterns on Ischnotoma species from Neotropical and Australian regions. We included 45 recognized species of the genus, representing its three subgenera I. (Icriomastax), I. (Ischnotoma), and I. (Neotipula). This paper aims to test if the three subgenera are recoverable using this set of morphometric data. Methods Twenty-two landmarks were selected on the wing, mostly located on the radial and medial veins. A Regression Analysis, Principal Components Analysis (PCA), a Shape Coordinates PCA and a Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA) were used to test the variations among individuals, wing shape and groups. Results For all analyses, the species of Ischnotoma (Neotipula) has a strong dissociation from the remaining species and the CVA shows a complete separation of the three subgenera. This study represents the first insight for a new assessment of Ischnotoma and the first step to giving a possible new status for I. (Neotipula).
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- Jéssica Gouvêa
- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Mastrangelo T, Kovaleski A, Maset B, Costa MDLZ, Barros C, Lopes LA, Caceres C. Improvement of the Mass-Rearing Protocols for the South American Fruit Fly for Application of the Sterile Insect Technique. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12070622. [PMID: 34357284 PMCID: PMC8304162 DOI: 10.3390/insects12070622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Simple Summary Significant advances in the domestication and artificial rearing techniques for the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera, Tephritidae), have been achieved since the FAO/IAEA Workshop held in 1996 in Chile. Despite the availability of rearing protocols that allow the production of a high number of flies, they must be optimized to increase insect yields and decrease production costs. In addition, evidence of sexual incompatibility between a long-term mass-reared Brazilian strain and wild populations has been found. To address these issues, this study refined rearing protocols and assessed the suitability of a bisexual A. fraterculus strain established from a target population in southern Brazil for the mass production of sterile flies. Abstract The existing rearing protocols for Anastrepha fraterculus must be reviewed to make economically viable the production of sterile flies for their area-wide application. Additionally, evidence of sexual incompatibility between a long-term mass-reared Brazilian strain and wild populations has been found. To address these issues, this study aimed to refine rearing protocols and to assess the suitability of an A. fraterculus strain for the mass production of sterile flies. A series of bioassays were carried out to evaluate incubation times for eggs in a bubbling bath and to assess the temporal variation of egg production from ovipositing cages at different adult densities. A novel larval diet containing carrageenan was also evaluated. Egg incubation times higher than 48 h in water at 25 °C showed reduced larval and pupal yields. Based on egg production and hatchability, the density of 0.3 flies/cm2 can be recommended for adult cages. The diet with carrageenan was suitable for mass production at egg-seeding densities between 1.0 and 1.5 mL of eggs/kg of diet, providing higher insect yields than a corn-based diet from Embrapa. Even after two years of being reared under the new rearing protocols, no sexual isolation was found between the bisexual strain and wild flies.
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- Thiago Mastrangelo
- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), Piracicaba 13416-000, São Paulo, Brazil; (T.M.); (B.M.); (M.d.L.Z.C.); (L.A.L.)
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Vacaria 95200-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; (A.K.); (C.B.)
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), Piracicaba 13416-000, São Paulo, Brazil; (T.M.); (B.M.); (M.d.L.Z.C.); (L.A.L.)
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), Piracicaba 13416-000, São Paulo, Brazil; (T.M.); (B.M.); (M.d.L.Z.C.); (L.A.L.)
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Vacaria 95200-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; (A.K.); (C.B.)
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP), Piracicaba 13416-000, São Paulo, Brazil; (T.M.); (B.M.); (M.d.L.Z.C.); (L.A.L.)
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
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Congrains C, Zucchi RA, de Brito RA. Phylogenomic approach reveals strong signatures of introgression in the rapid diversification of neotropical true fruit flies (Anastrepha: Tephritidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 162:107200. [PMID: 33984467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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New sequencing techniques have allowed us to explore the variation on thousands of genes and elucidate evolutionary relationships of lineages even in complex scenarios, such as when there is rapid diversification. That seems to be the case of species in the genus Anastrepha, which shows great species diversity that has been divided into 21 species groups, several of which show wide geographical distribution. The fraterculus group has several economically important species and it is also an outstanding model for speciation studies, since it includes several lineages that have diverged recently possibly in the presence of interspecific gene flow. Our main goal is to test whether we can infer phylogenetic relationships of recently diverged taxa with gene flow, such as what is expected for the fraterculus group and determine whether certain genes remain informative even in this complex scenario. An analysis of thousands of orthologous genes derived from transcriptome datasets of 10 different lineages across the genus, including some of the economically most important pests, revealed signals of incomplete lineage sorting, vestiges of ancestral introgression between more distant lineages and ongoing gene flow between closely related lineages. Though these patterns affect the phylogenetic signal, the phylogenomic inferences consistently show that the morphologically identified species here investigated are in different evolutionary lineages, with the sole exception involving Brazilian lineages of A. fraterculus, which has been suggested to be a complex assembly of cryptic species. A tree space analysis suggested that genes with greater phylogenetic resolution have evolved under similar selection pressures and are more resilient to intraspecific gene flow, which would make it more likely that these genomic regions may be useful for identifying fraterculus group lineages. Our findings help establish relationships among the most important Anastrepha species groups, as well as bring further data to indicate that the diversification of fraterculus group lineages, and even other lineages in the genus Anastrepha, has been strongly influenced by interspecific gene flow.
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- Carlos Congrains
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" - ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Vilardi JC, Freilij D, Ferreyra LI, Gómez-Cendra P. Ecological phylogeography and coalescent models suggest a linear population expansion of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in southern South America. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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This work is a first approach to an integrated view of the genetics, ecology and dispersion patterns of Anastrepha fraterculus in southern South America. We studied the association of genetic variation with geographical patterns and environmental variables to provide insight into the crucial factors that drive the structure and dynamics of fly populations. Data from a 417 bp mitochondrial COII gene fragment from seven Argentinian populations and one South Brazilian population (from five ecoregions grouped in three biomes) were used to identify population clusters using a model-based Bayesian phylogeographical and ecological clustering approach. The sequences were also analysed under a coalescent model to evaluate historical demographic changes. We identified 19 different haplotypes and two clusters differing in all the environmental covariables. The assumption of neutral evolution and constant population size was rejected, and the population growth parameters suggested a linear population expansion starting 2500 years before present. The most likely ancestral location is Posadas, from where A. fraterculus would have expanded southwards and westwards in Argentina. This result is consistent with Holocene changes and anthropic factors related to the expansion of the Tupí–Guaraní culture, 3000–1500 years before present.
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- Juan César Vilardi
- Genética de Poblaciones Aplicada (GPA), Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (IEGEBA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Genética de Poblaciones Aplicada (GPA), Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Genética de Poblaciones Aplicada (GPA), Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Genética de Poblaciones Aplicada (GPA), Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (IEGEBA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Giardini MC, Nieves M, Scannapieco AC, Conte CA, Milla FH, Schapovaloff ME, Frissolo MS, Remis MI, Cladera JL, Lanzavecchia SB. Geographic distribution of sex chromosome polymorphism in Anastrepha fraterculus sp. 1 from Argentina. BMC Genet 2020; 21:149. [PMID: 33339514 PMCID: PMC7747450 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-00944-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anastrepha fraterculus is recognized as a quarantine pest in several American countries. This fruit fly species is native to the American continent and distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions. It has been reported as a complex of cryptic species, and at least eight morphotypes have been described. Only one entity of this complex, formerly named Anastrepha fraterculus sp. 1, is present in Argentina. Previous cytogenetic studies on this morphotype described the presence of sex chromosome variation identified by chromosomal size and staining patterns. In this work, we expanded the cytological study of this morphotype by analyzing laboratory strains and wild populations to provide information about the frequency and geographic distribution of these sex chromosome variants. We analyzed the mitotic metaphases of individuals from four laboratory strains and five wild populations from the main fruit-producing areas of Argentina, including the northwest (Tucumán and La Rioja), northeast (Entre Ríos and Misiones), and center (Buenos Aires) of the country. RESULTS In wild samples, we observed a high frequency of X1X1 (0.94) and X1Y5 (0.93) karyomorphs, whereas X1X2 and X1Y6 were exclusively found at a low frequency in Buenos Aires (0.07 and 0.13, respectively), Entre Ríos (0.16 and 0.14, respectively) and Tucumán (0.03 and 0.04, respectively). X2X2 and X2Y5 karyomorphs were not found in wild populations but were detected at a low frequency in laboratory strains. In fact, karyomorph frequencies differed between wild populations and laboratory strains. No significant differences among A. fraterculus wild populations were evidenced in either karyotypic or chromosomal frequencies. However, a significant correlation was observed between Y5 chromosomal frequency and latitude. CONCLUSIONS We discuss the importance of cytogenetics to understand the possible route of invasion and dispersion of this pest in Argentina and the evolutionary forces acting under laboratory conditions, possibly driving changes in the chromosomal frequencies. Our findings provide deep and integral genetic knowledge of this species, which has become of relevance to the characterization and selection of valuable A. fraterculus sp. 1 strains for mass rearing production and SIT implementation.
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- María Cecilia Giardini
- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, Instituto de Genética (IGEAF), Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA- CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biología Evolutiva, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, Instituto de Genética (IGEAF), Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA- CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, Instituto de Genética (IGEAF), Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA- CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, Instituto de Genética (IGEAF), Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA- CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Misiones, Argentina
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- Subprograma La Rioja, Programa Nacional de Control y Erradicación de Moscas de los Frutos (PROCEM), La Rioja, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Genética de la Estructura Poblacional, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución,IEGEBA (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, Instituto de Genética (IGEAF), Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA- CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, Instituto de Genética (IGEAF), Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA- CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Dias VS, Hallman GJ, Cardoso AAS, Hurtado NV, Rivera C, Maxwell F, Cáceres-Barrios CE, Vreysen MJB, Myers SW. Relative Tolerance of Three Morphotypes of the Anastrepha fraterculus Complex (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Cold Phytosanitary Treatment. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 113:1176-1182. [PMID: 32161970 PMCID: PMC7275689 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) complex is currently comprised of at least eight morphotypes, including several that are likely to be described as new species. It is critical to evaluate whether the morphotypes differ in tolerance to phytosanitary treatments. Temperatures from 0 to 3°C are used as a phytosanitary treatment for some commodities exported from the region and at risk of infestation by the A. fraterculus complex. Description of A. fraterculus morphotypes as new species could result in the annulation of phytosanitary treatment schedules for the new species. This study compared the relative cold tolerance of five populations from three morphotypes of the A. fraterculus complex: Andean, Peruvian, and Brazilian-1. Both a laboratory and wild strain of the Brazilian-1 morphotype were studied. Differences in mortality of third instars of the five A. fraterculus populations reared on nectarines were observed only with short treatment durations at temperatures ranging from 1.38 ± 0.04°C to 1.51 ± 0.08°C (mean ± SEM). Estimated times to achieve the LT99.99682 (probit 9) showed that Brazilian-1 wild, Brazilian-1 laboratory, and Cusco population were the most cold tolerant, followed by Andean and Peruvian, the least cold tolerant morphotype (i.e., Brazilian-1 wild = Brazilian-1 laboratory = Cusco population > Andean > Peruvian). These findings suggest that the current cold treatment schedules of 15 d at ≤ 1.11°C and 17 d at ≤ 1.67°C can be applied as cold treatments to any potential new species that may arise from the A. fraterculus complex.
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- Vanessa S Dias
- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, IAEA, Wagramerstrasse 5, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
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- USDA, APHIS, PPQ, Center for Plant Health Science and Technology, Otis Laboratory 1398 W. Truck Road., Buzzards Bay, MA
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Farah S, Rakes M, Portalanza D, Nava DE, Durigon A, Grützmacher AD, Dias-Pini N, Goméz-Torres M. Effects of toxic baits and food-based attractants for fruit flies on the parasitoid Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2020; 110:278-284. [PMID: 31482772 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485319000580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of toxic baits and attractants for fruit flies on the biology of its parasitoid Fopius arisanus. We tested two food-based attractants; hydrolysed corn protein (Biofruit® 3%) and sugarcane molasses (7%), their mixtures with spinosad and malathion-based insecticides, and a ready-to-use commercial bait (Success 0.02 CB®). Malathion-based lures were used as references for mortality (i.e., positive control), while negative control was honey. The formulations Biofruit® + malathion (T1), molasses + malathion (T2), and spinosad + molasses (T3) were toxic to F. arisanus, being classified as harmful (class 4). In addition, toxic baits composed of Biofruit + spinosad (T4) reduced parasitism by 97.99%, being rated as moderately harmful (class 3). Yet, Success 0.02 CB® (T7) was considered slightly toxic (class 2), causing a 64.55% reduction in parasitism. Regarding the biological parameters of F. arisanus, offspring number and parasitoid longevity were significantly reduced by using hydrolysed protein attractants when compared to the control (honey). However, sugarcane molasses improved parasitoid reproduction and longevity, as did the honey. Lastly, ingestion tests showed the major role of attractants in toxic-bait formulations against F. arisanus.
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- Simón Farah
- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries - MAGAP, ZIP Code 170517, Quito, Ecuador
- Federal University of Pelotas, Postal Code 96010-610, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pelotas, Postal Code 96010-610, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Federal University of Santa Maria, Postal Code 97105-900, Santa Maria (RS), Brazil
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- Embrapa Clima Temperado, Postal Code 96010-971, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Federal University of Santa Maria, Postal Code 97105-900, Santa Maria (RS), Brazil
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- Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, ZIP Code 60511-110, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries - MAGAP, ZIP Code 170517, Quito, Ecuador
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Conte CA, Segura DF, Milla FH, Augustinos A, Cladera JL, Bourtzis K, Lanzavecchia SB. Wolbachia infection in Argentinean populations of Anastrepha fraterculus sp1: preliminary evidence of sex ratio distortion by one of two strains. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19:289. [PMID: 31870290 PMCID: PMC6929328 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1652-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Wolbachia, one of the most abundant taxa of intracellular Alphaproteobacteria, is widespread among arthropods and filarial nematodes. The presence of these maternally inherited bacteria is associated with modifications of host fitness, including a variety of reproductive abnormalities, such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, thelytokous parthenogenesis, host feminization and male-killing. Wolbachia has attracted much interest for its role in biological, ecological and evolutionary processes as well as for its potential use in novel and environmentally-friendly strategies for the control of insect pests and disease vectors including a major agricultural pest, the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae). Results We used wsp, 16S rRNA and a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme including gatB, coxA, hcpA, fbpA, and ftsZ genes to detect and characterize the Wolbachia infection in laboratory strains and wild populations of A. fraterculus from Argentina. Wolbachia was found in all A. fraterculus individuals studied. Nucleotide sequences analysis of wsp gene allowed the identification of two Wolbachia nucleotide variants (named wAfraCast1_A and wAfraCast2_A). After the analysis of 76 individuals, a high prevalence of the wAfraCast2_A variant was found both, in laboratory (82%) and wild populations (95%). MLST analysis identified both Wolbachia genetic variants as sequence type 13. Phylogenetic analysis of concatenated MLST datasets clustered wAfraCast1/2_A in the supergroup A. Paired-crossing experiments among single infected laboratory strains showed a phenotype specifically associated to wAfraCast1_A that includes slight detrimental effects on larval survival, a female-biased sex ratio; suggesting the induction of male-killing phenomena, and a decreased proportion of females producing descendants that appears attributable to the lack of sperm in their spermathecae. Conclusions We detected and characterized at the molecular level two wsp gene sequence variants of Wolbachia both in laboratory and wild populations of A. fraterculus sp.1 from Argentina. Crossing experiments on singly-infected A. fraterculus strains showed evidence of a male killing-like mechanism potentially associated to the wAfraCast1_A - A. fraterculus interactions. Further mating experiments including antibiotic treatments and the analysis of early and late immature stages of descendants will contribute to our understanding of the phenotypes elicited by the Wolbachia variant wAfraCast1_A in A. fraterculus sp.1.
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- Claudia Alejandra Conte
- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, IGEAF, Instituto nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) gv IABIMO-CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, IGEAF, Instituto nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) gv IABIMO-CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, (CONICET), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva (MINCyT), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, IGEAF, Instituto nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) gv IABIMO-CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, IGEAF, Instituto nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) gv IABIMO-CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratorio de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica, IGEAF, Instituto nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) gv IABIMO-CONICET, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Prezotto LF, Perondini AL, Hernández-Ortiz V, Frías D, Selivon D. What Can Integrated Analysis of Morphological and Genetic Data Still Reveal about the Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) Cryptic Species Complex? INSECTS 2019; 10:insects10110408. [PMID: 31731690 PMCID: PMC6921064 DOI: 10.3390/insects10110408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) is a complex of cryptic species, the so-called “Anastrepha fraterculus complex”, for which eight morphotypes are currently recognized. A previous analysis of ITS1 in samples of the Anastrepha fraterculus complex, while revealing high distinctiveness among samples from different localities of South America, Central America, and Mexico, no direct association was made between sequence type and morphotype. In the present report, a correlated analysis of morphometry and ITS1 data involved individuals belonging to the same population samples. Although showing a low level of intra-populational nucleotide variability, the ITS1 analysis indicated numerous inter-population sequence type variants. Morphotypes identified by morphometric analysis based on female wing shape were highly concordant with ITS1 genetic data. The correlation of genetic divergence and morphological differences among the tested samples gives strong evidence of a robust dataset, thereby indicating the existence of various taxonomic species within the A. fraterculus complex. However, the data revealed genetic and morphological variations in some regions, suggesting that further analysis is still required for some geographic regions.
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- Leandro F. Prezotto
- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil; (L.F.P.)
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil; (L.F.P.)
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- Red de Interacciones Multitróficas, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz 91073, Mexico;
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- Instituto de Entomología, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago 3311, Chile;
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil; (L.F.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-11-30917551
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Roriz AKP, Japyassú HF, Cáceres C, Vera MT, Joachim-Bravo IS. Pheromone emission patterns and courtship sequences across distinct populations within Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera-Tephritidae) cryptic species complex. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2019; 109:408-417. [PMID: 30488810 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485318000846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sexual behavioural isolation can result from sexual selection and represents a relevant factor associated with the speciation process. We analysed the pheromone emission pattern and the courtship of males of five different populations of the Anastrepha fraterculus cryptic complex: Brazil (Vacaria, Tucumán and Piracicaba), Colombia and Peru. The time of pheromone emission was recorded in each population every 30 min during the day. The behavioural sequences of courting were video recorded and analysed using EthoSeq software. Males from different populations have showed different period of pheromone emission - Vacaria, Piracicaba and Tucumán executed calling only during the morning, Colombia only in the afternoon and Peru during both periods. The general frequencies of the courtship units of the males were distinct among the populations. Three groups were formed in the classification from the function of 14 behavioural routines: Vacaria, Piracicaba and Tucumán formed a single group (Brazil-1), while Colombia and Peru formed two distinct groups. In the probabilistic trees generated, the behavioural units that most contributed to the occurrence of copulation were distinct among the three groups formed: Brazil-1 (Contact, Alignment and Arrowhead-1); Colombia (Flying, Mobile, Contact and Alignment); Peru (Flying, Arrowhead-1 and Calling). Our results indicated differences in sexual behaviour that may explain the behavioural isolation found between the distinct groups in addition with the temporal isolation found between the Brazil-1 and Colombia populations. The evolutionary implications for the A. fraterculus cryptic species complex are discussed.
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- A K P Roriz
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Barão do Jeremoabo s/n, Campus Universitário de Ondina,40170-290, Salvador, BA,Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Barão do Jeremoabo s/n, Campus Universitário de Ondina,40170-290, Salvador, BA,Brazil
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory,Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture,POBox 100, Seibersdorf,Austria
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- Cátedra Terapéutica Vegetal, Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, UNT,Avenida Kirchner 1900 - (4000) San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán,Argentina
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia, Barão do Jeremoabo s/n, Campus Universitário de Ondina,40170-290, Salvador, BA,Brazil
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Botteon V, Costa MDLZ, Kovaleski A, Martinelli LA, Mastrangelo T. Can stable isotope markers be used to distinguish wild and mass-reared Anastrepha fraterculus flies? PLoS One 2019; 13:e0209921. [PMID: 30596760 PMCID: PMC6312238 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The availability of accurate techniques to discriminate between marked laboratory-reared flies and unmarked wild flies captured in monitoring traps is essential for programs that integrate the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to manage fruit flies. In this study, the feasibility of using a stable isotope marking technique for the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), was assessed. Wild flies were collected from apple orchards, which are a target of a SIT project in southern Brazil. To verify if adult flies could be labelled by the stable isotopes from larval diets, larvae were reared on two different C4-based diets and fruits in laboratory. To evaluate the influence of the two most common attractants applied to capture A. fraterculus (grape juice and CeraTrapTM) and the most common preservation method in fruit fly collections (ethanol), laboratory-reared flies were immersed in McPhail traps containing the respective treatments for two periods of time. Samples were analyzed in an elemental analyzer coupled to a Continuous Flow Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (CF-IRMS) at CENA/USP. The δ13C signatures of flies reared on artificial diets differed significantly from the δ13C of flies whose larvae were reared on fruits and from wild flies. In contrast, the δ15N values were less conclusive and the technique could not rely solely on them. In all cases considered, the δ13C and δ15N signatures from males did not differ from females. Despite the alterations caused by the attractants tested and ethanol, laboratory-flies could be distinguished from the wild ones based on δ13C signatures. This is the first comprehensive study to demonstrate that it is possible to distinguish wild A. fraterculus from flies reared on larval diets containing C4 sugar. The first experimentally derived trophic discrimination factors were also obtained for this species. Thus, intrinsic isotope labelling can serve as a backup to conventional dye marking.
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- Victor Botteon
- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA), Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Estação Experimental de Fruticultura de Clima Temperado, Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA), Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA), Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Rull J, Tadeo E, Lasa R, Rodríguez CL, Altuzar-Molina A, Aluja M. Experimental hybridization and reproductive isolation between two sympatric species of tephritid fruit flies in the Anastrepha fraterculus species group. INSECT SCIENCE 2018; 25:1045-1055. [PMID: 28586142 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Among tephritid fruit flies, hybridization has been found to produce local adaptation and speciation, and in the case of pest species, induce behavioral and ecological alterations that can adversely impact efficient pest management. The fraterculus species group within Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a rapidly radiating aggregate, which includes cryptic species complexes, numerous sister species, and several pest species. Molecular studies have highlighted the possibility of introgression between A. fraterculus and A. obliqua. Reproductive isolation has been studied among morphotypes of the A. fraterculus species complex as a tool for species delimitation. Here we examined the existence and strength of prezygotic and postzygotic isolation between sympatric populations of two closely related species within the highly derived fraterculus group (A. fraterculus and A. obliqua), coexisting in nature. Although adults of both species showed a strong tendency for assortative mating, a small proportion of hybrid pairings in both directions were observed. We also observed asymmetric postzygotic isolation, with one hybrid cross displaying a strong reduction in fecundity and F1 egg fertility. Survival was greater for the progeny of homotypic and hybrid crosses in the maternal host. There was a marked female biased sex ratio distortion for both F1 hybrid adults. Hybridization between A. fraterculus and A. obliqua in nature may be difficult but possible; these two species display stronger reproductive isolation than all pairs of species previously examined in the A. fraterculus species complex. Asymmetric postzygotic isolation is suggestive of Wolbachia mediated cytoplasmic incompatibilities that may be exploited in area-wide pest management.
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- Juan Rull
- PROIMI Biotecnología-CONICET, LIEMEN-División Control Biológico de Plagas, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Red de Manejo Biorracional de Plagas y Vectores, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Red de Manejo Biorracional de Plagas y Vectores, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Red de Manejo Biorracional de Plagas y Vectores, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Red de Manejo Biorracional de Plagas y Vectores, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Red de Manejo Biorracional de Plagas y Vectores, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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Díaz F, Luís A. Lima A, Nakamura AM, Fernandes F, Sobrinho I, de Brito RA. Evidence for Introgression Among Three Species of the Anastrepha fraterculus Group, a Radiating Species Complex of Fruit Flies. Front Genet 2018; 9:359. [PMID: 30250479 PMCID: PMC6139333 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Introgression should no longer be considered as rare a phenomenon as once thought, since several studies have recently documented gene flow between closely related and radiating species. Here, we investigated evolutionary relationships among three closely related species of fruit flies of the Anastrepha fraterculus group (Anastrepha fraterculus, A. obliqua and A. sororcula). We sequenced a set of 20 genes and implemented a combined populational and phylogenetic inference with a model selection approach by an ABC framework in order to elucidate the demographic history of these species. The phylogenetic histories inferred from most genes showed a great deal of discordance and substantial shared polymorphic variation. The analysis of several population and speciation models reveal that this shared variation is better explained by introgression rather than convergence by parallel mutation or incomplete lineage sorting. Our results consistently showed these species evolving under an isolation with migration model experiencing a continuous and asymmetrical pattern of gene flow involving all species pairs, even though still showed a more closely related relationship between A. fraterculus and A. sororcula when compared with A. obliqua. This suggests that these species have been exchanging genes since they split from their common ancestor ∼2.6 MYA ago. We also found strong evidence for recent population expansion that appears to be consequence of anthropic activities affecting host crops of fruit flies. These findings point that the introgression here found may have been driven by genetic drift and not necessary by selection, which has implications for tracking and managing fruit flies.
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- Fernando Díaz
- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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Mastrangelo T, Kovaleski A, Botteon V, Scopel W, Costa MDLZ. Optimization of the sterilizing doses and overflooding ratios for the South American fruit fly. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201026. [PMID: 30028883 PMCID: PMC6054417 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an autocidal control method that relies on inundative releases of sterilized mass-reared insects. This technology has been used in several area-wide programmes for the suppression/eradication of fruit fly populations. Choosing the optimum sterilizing dose and the sterile release density is an essential step of the SIT. Considering unsolved issues related to the application of this technique against Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), this study aimed to define accurately the central target dose for both sexes of this species and to verify the induction of sterility in fertile flies at different sterile:fertile ratios. The results from the regression analyses proved that the sterilization process for the A. fraterculus Brazilian-1 morphotype (the most common in southern Brazil and Argentina) could consist of irradiating pupae 72 h before adult emergence at 40 Gy, with no detrimental effects to standard quality control parameters. The ovarian development in irradiated females was characterized, demonstrating that doses equal to or higher than 25 Gy cause complete and irreversible ovarian atrophy. The laboratory and field cage tests showed that the sterility induction increased with the proportion of sterile flies, and a sterile:fertile ratio of 50:1 should be appropriate in SIT field trials. The sterile females apparently did not distract the sterile males, despite of the slightly higher reductions in pupal yield for all ratios in their absence. The data generated in this study have a great practical value and will help decision-makers in planning field trials to evaluate the efficacy of the SIT against A. fraterculus populations.
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- Thiago Mastrangelo
- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA), Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Estação Experimental de Fruticultura de Clima Temperado, Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA), Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura ‘Luiz de Queiroz’ (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Santos RP, Mariano CSF, Delabie JHC, Costa MA, Lima KM, Pompolo SG, Fernandes IO, Miranda EA, Carvalho AF, Silva JG. Genetic Characterization of Some Neoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Populations Within the foetida Species Complex. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2018; 18:5077415. [PMID: 30137374 PMCID: PMC6105101 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iey079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The foetida species complex comprises 13 Neotropical species in the ant genus Neoponera. Neoponera villosa Fabricius (1804) , Neoponera inversa Smith (1858), Neoponera bactronica Fernandes, Oliveira & Delabie (2013), and Neoponera curvinodis (Forel, 1899) have had an ambiguous taxonomic status for more than two decades. In southern Bahia, Brazil, these four species are frequently found in sympatry. Here we used Bayesian Inference and maximum likelihood analyses of COI and 16S mtDNA sequence data and conventional cytogenetic data together with observations on morphology to characterize sympatric populations of N. villosa, N. inversa, N. bactronica, and N. curvinodis. Our results showed marked differences in the karyotype of these ants. Both N. curvinodis and N. inversa have chromosome number of 2n = 30. Their chromosome composition, however, is distinct, which indicates that N. curvinodis is more closely related to N. bactronica. These four species clustered into three distinct groups. The close relationship between N. bactronica and N. curvinodis deserves further investigation since it has not been fully resolved here. Our results confirm that N. inversa, N. villosa, N. bactronica + N. curvinodis indeed represent four distinct taxa within the foetida species complex.
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- Rebeca P Santos
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
- Laboratório de Mirmecologia, Centro de Pesquisa do Cacau, Caixa Postal, Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Mirmecologia, Centro de Pesquisa do Cacau, Caixa Postal, Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
- Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Citogenética de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Av. André Araujo, Petrópolis, Cx. Postal, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, 45662-900 Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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Barr NB, Ruiz-Arce R, Farris RE, Silva JG, Lima KM, Dutra VS, Ronchi-Teles B, Kerr PH, Norrbom AL, Nolazco N, Thomas DB. Identifying Anastrepha (Diptera; Tephritidae) Species Using DNA Barcodes. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 111:405-421. [PMID: 29202187 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Molecular identification of fruit flies in the genus Anastrepha (Diptera; Tephritidae) is important to support plant pest exclusion, suppression, and outbreak eradication. Morphological methods of identification of this economically important genus are often not sufficient to identify species when detected as immature life stages. DNA barcoding a segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene has been proposed as a method to identify pests in the genus. The identification process for these fruit flies, however, has not been explained in prior DNA barcode studies. DNA barcode methods assume that available DNA sequence records are biologically meaningful. These records, however, can be limited to the most common species or lack population-level measurements of diversity for pests. In such cases, the available data used as a reference are insufficient for completing an accurate identification. Using 539 DNA sequence records from 74 species of Anastrepha, we demonstrate that our barcoding data can distinguish four plant pests: Anastrepha grandis (Macquart) (Diptera; Tephritidae), Anastrepha ludens (Loew), Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann), and Anastrepha striata Schiner. This is based on genetic distances of barcode records for the pests and expert evaluation of species and population representation in the data set. DNA barcoding of the cytochrome oxidase I gene alone cannot reliably diagnose the pests Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), and Anastrepha suspensa (Loew).
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia-INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia-INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- California State Collection of Arthropods, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA
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- Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA, c/o Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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- Centro de Diagnostico de Sanidad Vegetal, Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, La Molina, Peru
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- USDA ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory, Edinburg, TX
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Drosopoulou E, Pantelidou C, Gariou-Papalexiou A, Augustinos AA, Chartomatsidou T, Kyritsis GA, Bourtzis K, Mavragani-Tsipidou P, Zacharopoulou A. The chromosomes and the mitogenome of Ceratitis fasciventris (Diptera: Tephritidae): two genetic approaches towards the Ceratitis FAR species complex resolution. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4877. [PMID: 28687799 PMCID: PMC5501848 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05132-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Ceratitis fasciventris is a serious agricultural pest of the Tephritidae family that belongs to the African Ceratitis FAR species complex. Species limits within the FAR complex are obscure and multidisciplinary approaches have attempted to resolve phylogenetic relationships among its members. These studies support the existence of at least three additional species in the complex, C. anonnae, C. rosa and C. quilicii, while they indicate the presence of two structured populations (F1 and F2) within the C. fasciventris species. In the present study we present the mitotic karyotype, polytene chromosome maps, in situ hybridization data and the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of an F2 population of C. fasciventris. This is the first polytene chromosome map and complete mitogenome of a member of the FAR complex and only the second reported for the Ceratitis genus. Both polytene chromosomes and mitochondrial sequence could provide valuable information and be used as reference for comparative analysis among the members of the complex towards the clarification of their phylogenetic relationships.
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- Elena Drosopoulou
- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.,Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Wolbachia strains in cryptic species of the Anastrepha fraterculus complex (Diptera, Tephritidae) along the Neotropical Region. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 40:59-67. [PMID: 27914738 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Infection by Wolbachia was described previously in eleven species of Anastrepha fruit flies some of which are important pests of fruticulture. One such species is the nominal Anastrepha fraterculus, the South American fruit fly, which actually comprises a complex of cryptic species. The suggestions of using Wolbachia for the control of these pest species, make imperative a more precise characterization of the existing strains of the bacteria. In this study, population samples of the A. fraterculus complex from Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico were analyzed for Wolbachia infection. The bacteria were genotyped by the MLST and WSP Typing methodologies. All samples were infected with Wolbachia of supergroup "A". For each of the five MLST genes, unique as well as already known alleles were detected. Nineteen sequence types for the concatenated sequences of the five MLST genes, and twenty wsp alleles were found in the samples. Host-specific haplotypes, shared strains among distinct hosts, and more than one strain of Wolbachia were found in some population samples. Recombination among the MLST genes and intragenic recombination between wsp haplotypes was rare. Phylogenetic analysis showed a great similarity among the Wolbachia strains in the A. fraterculus complex. However, some strains of Wolbachia are found throughout the Neotropical Region and there are specific strains in determined geographical areas.
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Hendrichs J, Vera MT, De Meyer M, Clarke AR. Resolving cryptic species complexes of major tephritid pests. Zookeys 2015; 540:5-39. [PMID: 26798252 PMCID: PMC4714062 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.540.9656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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An FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on "Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to SIT Application and International Trade" was conducted from 2010 to 2015. As captured in the CRP title, the objective was to undertake targeted research into the systematics and diagnostics of taxonomically challenging fruit fly groups of economic importance. The scientific output was the accurate alignment of biological species with taxonomic names; which led to the applied outcome of assisting FAO and IAEA Member States in overcoming technical constraints to the application of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against pest fruit flies and the facilitation of international agricultural trade. Close to 50 researchers from over 20 countries participated in the CRP, using coordinated, multidisciplinary research to address, within an integrative taxonomic framework, cryptic species complexes of major tephritid pests. The following progress was made for the four complexes selected and studied: Anastrepha fraterculus complex - Eight morphotypes and their geographic and ecological distributions in Latin America were defined. The morphotypes can be considered as distinct biological species on the basis of differences in karyotype, sexual incompatibility, post-mating isolation, cuticular hydrocarbon, pheromone, and molecular analyses. Discriminative taxonomic tools using linear and geometric morphometrics of both adult and larval morphology were developed for this complex. Bactrocera dorsalis complex - Based on genetic, cytogenetic, pheromonal, morphometric, and behavioural data, which showed no or only minor variation between the Asian/African pest fruit flies Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera papayae, Bactrocera philippinensis and Bactrocera invadens, the latter three species were synonymized with Bactrocera dorsalis. Of the five target pest taxa studied, only Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera carambolae remain as scientifically valid names. Molecular and pheromone markers are now available to distinguish Bactrocera dorsalis from Bactrocera carambolae. Ceratitis FAR Complex (Ceratitis fasciventris, Ceratitis anonae, Ceratitis rosa) - Morphology, morphometry, genetic, genomic, pheromone, cuticular hydrocarbon, ecology, behaviour, and developmental physiology data provide evidence for the existence of five different entities within this fruit fly complex from the African region. These are currently recognised as Ceratitis anonae, Ceratitis fasciventris (F1 and F2), Ceratitis rosa and a new species related to Ceratitis rosa (R2). The biological limits within Ceratitis fasciventris (i.e. F1 and F2) are not fully resolved. Microsatellites markers and morphological identification tools for the adult males of the five different FAR entities were developed based on male leg structures. Zeugodacus cucurbitae (formerly Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae) - Genetic variability was studied among melon fly populations throughout its geographic range in Africa and the Asia/Pacific region and found to be limited. Cross-mating studies indicated no incompatibility or sexual isolation. Host preference and genetic studies showed no evidence for the existence of host races. It was concluded that the melon fly does not represent a cryptic species complex, neither with regard to geographic distribution nor to host range. Nevertheless, the higher taxonomic classification under which this species had been placed, by the time the CRP was started, was found to be paraphyletic; as a result the subgenus Zeugodacus was elevated to genus level.
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- Jorge Hendrichs
- Insect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna, Austria
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- Cátedra Terapéutica Vegetal, Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia (FAZ), Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT), San Miguel de Tucumán; Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Unit, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B3080 Tervuren, Belgium
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- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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