Distribution and host plants of some tephritid fies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in European Russia and Armenia

Abstract

tFirst records of Tephritidae spp. (Diptera) for selected areas of European Russia are presented: Chaetostomella rossica Hendel, 1927 for Ulyanovsk and Samara regions, Euleia rotundiventris (Fallén, 1814) for Ulyanovsk Region and Mordovia, Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775) for Samara Region and Mordovia. Tephritis neesii (Meigen, 1830) is recorded from Armenia and Transcaucasia for the frst time. Two species of Asteraceae from Armenia, Centaurea takhtajanii Gabrieljan et Tonjan and Psephellus pulcherrimus (Willd.) Wagenitz, were identifed as new host plants of Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794) and Terellia odontolophi Korneyev, 1993, respectively

Keywords

• tephritidae
• frst records
• host plants
• russia
• armenia