Handbook of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America North of Mexico / / Allen Norrbom, F. L. Blanc, Richard H. Foote.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Foote, Richard H.,; Blanc, F. L.,; Norrbom, Allen,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (576 p.) :; 535 b&w illustrations

This volume is a guide to the identification of the adults of the 300 species of Tephritidae known to occur in the United States and Canada. Members of this family, commonly known as fruit flies, are agriculturally the most important species of the order Diptera because they are the only two-winged flies to lay their eggs in a wide variety of fresh, undamaged plant tissue.The taxonomic treatment begins with a key to the 56 genera, followed by detailed accounts for each genus and its species. Included in these accounts are synonymies, keys to the species, and annotated line drawings of structures and photographs of wing patterns that illustrate identification characters. Recognition sections discuss the characters that distinguish the genus or species from others. Maps illustrate most species' distribution, and the authors supply host data when available.One of the most significant contributions of the book is the literature review. The authors have listed all significant publications for each genus and species since 1758 and have annotated each literature citation as to its subject matter. The review includes not only taxonomic references but those dealing with every aspect of the biology of the Tephritidae including such topics as behavior, physiology, and genetics.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ADULT MORPHOLOGY -- BIOLOGY -- CLASSIFICATION OF THE TEPHRITIDAE -- CURRENT STATUS OF TAXONOMIC STUDIES -- TECHNIQUES FOR STUDY -- ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK -- KEY TO THE U.S. AND CANADIAN GENERA -- SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT OF THE GENERA -- Genus Acidogona Loew - Anastrepha Schiner -- Genus Bactrocera Macquart -- Genus Callachna Aldrich - Cryptotreta Blanc and Foote -- Genus Dacus Fabricius - Dyseuaresta Hendel -- Genus Epochra Loew - Eutreta Loew -- Genus Gonioxyna Hendel - Gymnocarena Hering -- Genus Hexachaeta Loew -- Genus Icterica Loew -- Genus Jamesomyia Quisenberry -- Genus Metatephritis Foote - Genus Myoleja Rondani -- Genus Neaspilota Osten Sacken - Genus Neotephritis Hendel -- Genus Oedicarena Loew - Genus Oxyna Robineau-Desvoidy -- Genus Paracantha Coquillett - Genus Procecidocharoides Foote -- Genus Rhagoletis Loew - Genus Rhynencina Johnson -- Genus Stenopa Loew - Genus Strauzia Robineau-Desvoidy -- Genus Tephritis Latreille - Genus Trypeta Meigen -- Genus Urophora Robineau-Desvoidy -- Genus Valentibulla Foote and Blanc -- Genus Xanthaciura Hendel - Genus Xenochaeta Snow -- Genus Zonosemata Benjamin -- REFERENCES CITED -- INDEX OF INSECT NAMES -- INDEX OF PLANT NAMES