First report of Zaprionus indianus and Z. tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Tunisia |
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| Authors: | M. Ben Halima Kamel Z. Ben Cheik S. Zouari L. Mdellel V. Balmès |
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| Affiliation: | 1. 13AGRO3: Cultures maraichères conventionnelles et biologiques, Institut Supérieur Agronomique Chott Mariem (ISA CM), Université de Sousse, 4042 Sousse, Tunisie;2. 13AGRO5: Agrobiodiversité, ISA CM, Université de Sousse, 4042 Sousse, Tunisie;3. Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture du Kef, Université de Jendouba, Le Kef, 7119 Tunisie;4. ANSES, LSV, Unité entomologie et plantes invasives, 755 avenue du Campus Agropolis, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France |
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| Abstract: | In October 2019, unusual damage was observed on Carissa macrocarpa (Apocynaceae) fruit at the ornamental nursery of the Higher Agronomic Institute (ISA CM), Chott Mariem (Sousse, Tunisia). Samples of fruit were collected and brought to the laboratory for observation and rearing. After a few days, adult flies emerged from infested fruit. Zaprionus indianus Gupta, Z. tuberculatus Malloch (Diptera Drosophilidae) and Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera, Tephritidae) were identified morphologically. Information on the morphology, distribution and ecology of the two Zaprionus species are provided. This is the first record of Z. indianus and Z. tuberculatus in Tunisia. |
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