Rhagoletis Loew 1862
Creators: name: Korneyev, V. A.
name: Mishustin, R. I.
name: Korneyev, S. V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Tephritidae
Rhagoletis

description: Key to species of <i>Rhagoletis</i> of western Palearctic Region 1. Mesonotum uniformly reddish-yellow (as on fig. 5, <i>1</i>), rarely brown posteriorly.................................... 2. — Scutum black; postpronotal lobe, sides and scutellum yellow or whitish (as on figs 5, <i>2 –8</i>)...................5. 2. Wing with short accessory crossband in cell r 1 (figs 6, <i>1–3</i>)........................................................................ 3. — Wing without accessory crossband in cell r 1 (fig. 7, <i>3</i>). Larvae in walnut (<i>Juglans</i>) husk............................`............................................................................................................................................. <i>R</i>. <i>completa</i> Cresson 3. Subapical band not extending anterior of vein R 2+3 (usually not beyond R 4+5) (fig. 6, <i>1</i>). Larvae in <i>Berberis</i>...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <i>R</i>. <i>meigenii</i> (Loew) — Subapical band reaching anterior wing margin (figs 6, <i>2–7</i>)....................................................................... 4. 4. Abdominal tergites 1–5 entirely reddish-yellow. Larvae in <i>Rosa</i>................................. <i>R</i>. <i>alternata</i> (Fallén) — Abdominal tergites 1–5 black basally or entirely. Larvae in <i>Berberis</i>.. <i>R</i>. <i>caucasica</i> Kandybina &amp; Richter 5. Wing with short accessory crossband in cells r 1 and r 2+3 (figs 6, <i>4–6</i>)......................................................... 6. — Wing without accessory crossband in cell r 1 and r 2+3 (figs 7, <i>1 –8</i>)............................................................... 7. 6. Scutum with four silvery tomentose vittae; scutellum entirely yellow, except faint anterior band (fig. 5, <i>4</i>). Wing with apical crossband crossing vein M and entering into cell m (figs 6, <i>5–6</i>). Larvae in <i>Lonicera</i> and cherry fruits................................................................................................................. <i>R</i>. <i>cerasi</i> (Linnaeus) — Scutum shining black; anterior margin of scutellum black (fig. 5, <i>3</i>). Wing with apical crossband touching M apex, but not entering into cell m (fig. 6, <i>4</i>). Larvae in <i>Berberis</i> seeds..... <i>R</i>. <i>berberidis</i> Jermy 7. Apical crossband simple, not bifurcated (fig. 7). [Fore femur colouration variable.] Larvae not in cherries... 8. — Apical crossband bifurcated posteriorly, usually with distal branch isolated as separate spot (fig. 6, 7). [Fore femur usually entirely yellow.] Larvae in cherries................................................................................................................................................ <i>R</i>. <i>cingulata</i> (Loew) 8. Apical crossband entirely contiguous with apical wing margin (figs 7, <i>1–2</i>, <i>4</i>)......................................... 9. — Apical crossband separated from apical wing margin by crescentic marginal hyaline area (figs 7, <i>5 –8</i>)...............................................................................................................................................................................10. 9. Femora yellow. Larvae in <i>Lonicera</i>............................................................................. <i>R</i>. <i>flavicincta</i> Enderlein — Femora black................................................................................ <i>R</i>. <i>obsoleta</i> Hering and <i>R</i>. sp. near <i>obsoleta</i> 10. Femora yellow. Larvae in <i>Juniperus</i>................................................................................................................ 11. — Femora black..................................................................................................................................................... 12. 11. Discal and subapical crossbands widely connected at least in cell r 2+3 (fig. 7, <i>5</i>)............ <i>R</i>. <i>zernyi</i> Hendel — Discal and subapical crossbands entirely separated (fig. 7, <i>6</i>)................................ <i>R</i>. <i>flavigenualis</i> Hering 12. Smaller: WL &amp;male; &lt;2.45mm (2.0–2.4mm), WL &amp;female; &lt;2.55mm (2.2–2.5 mm). Larvae in <i>Rhamnus.</i>....................................................................................................................................... <i>R</i>. <i>bagheera</i> Richter &amp; Kandybina — Larger: WL &amp;male;&gt; 2.45mm (2.5–3.2mm), WL &amp;female;&gt; 2.55mm (2.6–3.2mm).................................................. 13. 13. Fore femur mostly black, except yellowish ventral side. Larvae in <i>Hippophae</i>............... <i>R</i>. <i>batava</i> Hering — Fore femur mostly yellow, except brownish dorsal band. Larvae in <i>Juniperus</i>..... <i>R</i>. sp. near <i>flavigenualis</i>
description: Published as part of <i>Korneyev, V. A., Mishustin, R. I. &amp; Korneyev, S. V., 2017, The Carpomyini Fruit Flies Diptera: Tephritidae Of Europe Caucasus And Middle East: New Records Of Pests With Improved Keys, pp. 453-470 in Vestnik Zoologii 51 (6)</i> on page 461, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2017-0056, http://zenodo.org/record/6454431