New species of Gymnocarena (Diptera: Tephritidae) from eastern North America and Guatemala, and the redescription of G. mississippiensis.
Sutton BD, Steck GJ, Norrbom AL. 2012. New species of Gymnocarena (Diptera: Tephritidae) from eastern North America and Guatemala, and the redescription of G. mississippiensis.. The Canadian Entomologist. 144:248-265
We describe three new species of fruit flies (Tephritidae: Tephritinae) (Gymnocarena defoei sp. nov. and Gymnocarena norrbomi sp. nov., from eastern North America and Gymnocarena monzoni sp. nov. from Guatemala) and redescribe Gymnocarena mississippiensis Norrbom. Gymnocarena monzoni is the first Gymnocarena species to be recorded from Guatemala. This brings the total number of named species in this genus to 19. New larval host plant (Asteraceae) records for Gymnocarena include Verbesina helianthoides Michx. for G. mississippiensis and G. norrbomi, Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney for G. norrbomi, and Viguiera cordata (Hook. and Arn.) D'Arcy for G. monzoni. The latter represents the first record for Gymnocarena in Viguiera Kunth. Gymnocarena larvae were also recorded from Verbesina virginica L. but not identified to species. A revised key to the known species of Gymnocarena and additional information on larval host plants and biology are provided.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Sutton, Bruce; Steck, Gary; Norrbom, Allen
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, biodiversity, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00131, Insecta, New Species, picture-winged flies, SER, Southeast Region, taxonomy, Tephritidae
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates