Exceptional larval morphology of nine species of the Anastrepha mucronota species group (Diptera, Tephritidae) Author Rodriguez, Erick J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8132-0863 Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA erick.rodriguez@ufl.edu Author Steck, Gary J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3714-0560 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (FDACS / DPI), Gainesville, FL, USA Author Moore, Matthew R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-3690 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (FDACS / DPI), Gainesville, FL, USA Author Norrbom, Allen L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5854-089X Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, c / o Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA Author Diaz, Jessica https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-2349 Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Author Somma, Louis A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4023-0997 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (FDACS / DPI), Gainesville, FL, USA Author Ruiz-Arce, Raul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-0218 USDA APHIS PPQ S and T Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Edinburg, TX 78541, USA Author Sutton, Bruce D. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-3778 Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, USNM, Gainesville, FL, USA Author Nolazco, Norma Centro de Diagnostico de Sanidad Vegetal, Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria, Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina, Peru Author Muller, Alies https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4782-3536 (retired) Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Paramaribo, Suriname Author Branham, Marc A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2187-4503 Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA text ZooKeys 2022 2022-11-03 1127 155 215 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84628 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1127.84628 1313-2970-1127-155 8A484FF467F140E2BB0BBE756CF0883A 5E797D2798B25C2EBD6A6596A3CB817F

Table 2. Diagnostic characters of the pseudocephalon of species within the Anastrepha mucronota group.

Species	Location of preroal organ	Shape of preoral lobe	Oral ridges		Accessory plates		Mouthhook		No. of comb-like processes
			Number	Posterior margins	Number	Posterior margins	Ventral surface	Length b (mm)
(?) Unknown data from previous studies.
A. aphelocentema	Lateral to MH	Long, narrow, with 3-4 petal-like lobes adjacent to preoral organ	12-14	Finely serrate or entire	15-17; mostly in one series	Finely serrate or entire	Concave, Rough	0.22	Absent
A. caballeroi	Anterolateral to MH	Long, narrow, split apically, extending posterior to preoral organ	14-15	Entire or undulant	27-36, covering a much larger area than oral ridges	Dentate	Concave, eroded	0.21-0.23	Absent
A. crebra	Anterolateral to MH	Long, broad, extending posterior to preoral organ	13-15	Fringed	Present; apparently in one series	Fringed	Concave, medial carina, smooth	0.16-0.17	Absent
A. haplacantha	Lateral to MH	Long, narrow, with 3-5 single or bifid secondary lobes adjacent to preoral organ	19-20	Dentate with long moderately spaced projections	Numerous plates	Fringed	Concave, apparently smooth	0.21-0.22	Absent
A. korytkowskii	Anterior to MH	Short, irregular-rounded lobe, smaller than preoral organ	12-14	Irregularly dentate and entire	14-20; plates in one series	Fringed	Concave, eroded	0.10-0.13	3-5
A. mucronota	?	?	13-15	?	?	?	?	?	?
A. nolazcoae	Anterior to MH	Short, narrow, extends to posterior middle of preoral organ	16-19	Fringed, 3-4 posterior ridges entire	~ 36; medial and posterior plates in two series	Fringed	Concave, Smooth	0.12-0.15	6-8
Anastrepha sp. Peru-82	Anterior to MH	Short, broad, irregular shape, larger than preoral organ	22-23	Densely fringed, posterior ridges dentate	Numerous plates, overlapping with oral ridges	Fringed	Concave, medial carina, smooth	0.18-0.20	Absent
Anastrepha sp. Anastrepha nr. protuberans	Lateral to MH	Long, narrow	18-23	Fringed	Present; apparently in one series	Fringed	Concave, smooth	0.24-0.25	Absent
Anastrepha sp. Sur-16	Anterior to MH	Short-elongate, narrow, extends partially posterior to preoral organ	13-16	Dentate with long closely spaced projections, 2-3 posterior ridges entire	Numerous plates; plates in two or more series	Fringed	Concave, eroded	0.16-0.17	7-9