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 4. Diagnostic characters of the caudal segment of species within the Anastrepha mucronota group.

Species	Posterior spiracle (SP-I and SP-IV)				Anal lobe
	Length of spiracular opening (μm)	No. of trunks	No. of tips	Basal width (μm)
(?) Unknown data from previous studies.
A. aphelocentema	94-101	SP-I 4-9; SP-IV 3-7	SP-I 12-21; SP-IV 10-15	SP-I 9-12; SP-IV 9-10	Grooved, entire
A. caballeroi	76-89	SP-I 5-8; SP IV 4-7	SP I 10-18; SP IV 7-17	SP I 7-13; SP IV 5-7	Entire
A. crebra	58-73	SP-I 14-18; SP IV 14-20	SP I 33-51; SP IV 31-39	SP I 20-30; SP IV 16-28	Entire
A. haplacantha	69-80	SP-I 9-12; SP IV 9-12	SP I 13-27; SP IV 16-23	SP I 12-18; SP IV 14-15	Entire
A. korytkowskii	56-77	SP-I 9-15; SP-IV 8-15	SP-I 21-33; SP-IV 17-31	SP-I 14-28; SP-IV 12-21	Entire
A. mucronota	~100	SPI ~8-9; SP IV ~7-8	SPI 12; SP IV 11	?	?
A. nolazcoae	83-108	SP-I 8-11; SP IV 4-12	SP I 9-26; SP IV 8-24	SP I 9-15; SP IV 7-12	Entire
Anastrepha sp. Peru-82	84-97	SP- I 9-11; SP-IV 7-11	SP-I 12-20; SP-IV 13-16	SPI 12-15; SP IV 9-19	Entire
Anastrepha sp. nr. protuberans	122-145	SP- I 5-11; SP-IV 7-10	SP-I 9-20; SP-IV 14-21	SPI 8-11; SP IV 9-12	Entire
Anastrepha sp. Sur-16	69-80	SP- I 13-18; SP-IV 13-17	SP-I 19-34; SP-IV 25-40	SPI 29-36; SP IV 23-34	Entire