First Record of the Capparimyia savastani in Syria
A.F. El-Habib
Plant Protection Department, University of Al Baath, Homs, Syria. Email of corresponding author: amani.alhabeeb@gmail.com
Received:18/1/2023; Accepted: 24/7/2023
https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001238
Abstract
Larvae of different ages were observed within the buds and fruits of the capper, Capparis spinosa (Capparidales: Capparidaceae) in Al-Makhram area, Homs, Syria in several locations, and whole insects were captured with food traps. Based on the morphological characteristics of the adult insect, the capper fly, Capparimyia savastani (Diptera: Tephritidae) was recorded for the first time in Syria on the capers plant. This report includes morphological characteristics, life cycle, hosts, and geographical distribution.
Keywords
Capers fly, Caparimyia savastani, capers, Syria.