Identification and hosts of fruit flies (Dip.: Tephritidae) in agroecosystem of Sistan and Baluchestan province

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A survey was carried out during 2008-2009 to study the fauna of the fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their hosts associations in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. Twelve species belonging to seven genera were collected and identified. New species records for Iran fruit flies fauna are marked by an asterisk (*). The list of identified species is:Bactrocerazonata (Saunders, 1842); Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel, 1909); Bactrocera cucurbitae ;(Coquillett, 1849); Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1794); Bactrocera oleae (Rossi, 1790); Dacus ciliatus (Loew, 1862);Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794); Rhagoletis cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758); Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824); Anastrepha striata* Schiner, 1868; Carpomyia vesuviana Costa, 1854; Carpomyia pardalina (Bigot, 1891). An identification key for collected fruit flies in Sistan and Baluchestan is provided.

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