Ceratitis

Subgenus CERATITIS —Nominotypical subgenus Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) Tephritis capitata Wiedemann, 1824: 55. Unspecified type. India (mare indico [probably Is. in Indian Ocean]) (ZMUC). Ceratitis citriperda MacLeay, 1829: 482. Syntypes. Azores (St. Michael [São Miguel]) (MMS). Ceratitis hispanica Breme, 1842: 188. Syntypes?. Spain (Malaga: environs of Malaga) (IMZ?). Pardalaspis asparagi Bezzi, 1924a: 480. Holotype. South Africa (Cape: East London) (SANC). Ceratitis citripeda Efflatoun, 1924a: 47. Misspelling of citriperda MacLeay. Distribution. AF: tropical Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion. AU: w. Australia, Hawaii. NT: Neotropics. PA: s. Europe, Middle East, North Africa (introduced). Egyptian localities. Widespread throughout the country, particularly: Coastal Strip: Dekheila, Ramleh. Eastern Desert: Gebel Asfar. Fayoum: Al-zawya, El-Bassyonia, Kom Oshim, Tamia. Lower Nile Valey and Delta: Abu Rawash, Cairo, Damietta, Giza, Kafr Hakim, Kerdassa, Mansouriya, Mazghouna, Shubramant, Simbellaween. Sinai: El-Arish, Wadi El-Lega. Western Desert: Dakhla Oasisi & Kharga Oasis, Nubaria, Wadi El-Natroun. Upper Nile Valley: Assiout, Luxor. Host plants. A wide range of host plants, including: Apple (Malus pumila Miller), apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.), cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupo Ser.), citrus (Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera L.), eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), fig (Ficus carica L.), grapes (Vitis vinifera L.), guava (Psidium guajava L.), mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco), mango (Mangifera indica L.), orange (Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck), papaya (Carica papaya L.), peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch), squash (Cucurbita sp.), sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.), and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Sources: Hendrichs & Hendrichs (1990); Amro & Abd El-Galil (2008); Amin & Saafan (2013); El-Fattah & Darwish (2016). Dates of collection. Throughout the year, however the higher appearance was in spring and automn.Published as part of El-Hawagry, Magdi S., 2017, Catalogue of Egyptian Tephritoidea (Diptera: Schizophora: Acalyptratae), pp. 151-190 in Zootaxa 4299 (2) on pages 159-160, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/84323