Ceratitis rosa
| Ceratitis rosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera[1] |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Ceratitis |
| Species: | C. rosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratitis rosa Karsch, 1887 | |
Ceratitis rosa, the Natal fruit fly or Natal fly, a species from the family Tephritidae of the order Diptera, is a fruit fly.[2] It was described in 1887 from specimens of Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.
Morphology
Adult flies grow up to 4 to 7 mm long and usually have banded wings, with yellow and black patterns.
Habit and Habitat
It is considered to be a major pest of a number of commercial fruits, including fruits that are grown in subtropical or more temperate environments.[3]
Distribution
The polyphagous African[4][5] species known distribution is mainly southern and eastern Africa especially in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Republic of South Africa (KwaZulu Natal), Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zimbabwe, and the islands of Mauritius and Reunion.[6][7] The species is well recognized as a pest of orchard fruits throughout KwaZulu-Natal Province and the Republic of South Africa and considered as the most common fruit fly of economic importance in Zimbabwe[7]
Host
In various regions of Africa, the pest is observed in over 100 species, of which, it is mostly found affecting arabica coffee, mango, papaya, guava and custard apple.[6][8]
References
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life: 19th November 2013". ITIS.
- ↑ Virgilio et al, M. (May 2013). "Cryptic diversity and gene flow among three African agricultural pests: Ceratitis rosa, Ceratitis fasciventris and Ceratitis anonae (Diptera, Tephritidae)". Molecular Ecology 22 (9). Wiley Online Library. pp. 2526–2539. doi:10.1111/mec.12278.
- ↑ "Invasive Species Compendium Ceratitis rosa (Natal fruitfly)".
- ↑ "Population genetics of the potentially invasive African fruit fly species, Ceratitis rosa and Ceratitis fasciventris (Diptera: Tephritidae)". Molecular Ecology 13 (4). Mar 2004. pp. 683–695.
- ↑ M et al, Virgilio (May 2013). "Cryptic diversity and gene flow among three African agricultural pests: Ceratitis rosa, Ceratitis fasciventris and Ceratitis anonae (Diptera, Tephritidae)". Molecular Ecology 22 (9). pp. 2526–2539. doi:10.1111/mec.12278.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests". CABI and EPPO.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Weems, H. V.; Fasulo, T. R. "Natal Fruit Fly, Natal Fly, Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae)". University of Florida, IFAS Extension.
- ↑ "General Information on Pest and Damage". Infonet Biodivision.
Further reading
- Leslie J. Douglas & David S. Haymer (2001). "Ribosomal ITS1 polymorphisms in Ceratitis capitata and Ceratitis rosa (Diptera: Tephritidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 94 (5): 726–731. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0726:RIPICC]2.0.CO;2.
- Pierre-François Duyck, Nikos A. Kouloussis, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Serge Quilici & James R. Carey (2012). "Exceptional longevity in the tephritid, Ceratitis rosa, a close relative of the Mediterranean fruit fly". Journal of Economic Entomology 105 (2): 371–373. doi:10.1603/EC11055.
- Meyer, M. de. "On the identity of the Natal fruit fly Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Diptera, Tephritidae)." Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie 71 (2001): 55-62.