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Euaresta sp., possibly bella (Loew)

Comments
A few specimens from Cuba and the Dominican Republic discussed by Norrbom (1993) are very similar to specimens of E. bella (Loew) from the United States, but the males usually have most of tergite 5 nonmicrotrichose. Whether they are conspecific with North American populations requires further investigation. None of the Antillean specimens have a second hyaline spot or an isolated medial brown spot in the pterostigma as usually occurs in E. stigmatica (Coquillett). No host data are known for them. Previous records of E. bella from the Antilles (Barbados - Foote 1967; Cuba - Dirlbek & Dirlbekova 1973), except perhaps those from the Bahamas, are presumably based on the same populations.

Specimen Data
CUBA: Havana, Baker, 1_ (CAS); San Diego de los Baños, 1_ (USNM).
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales: 30 km N Cabo Rojo, 1070 m, 23-24.VII.1990, C. Young, 4m5f (CMP); 37 km N Cabo Rojo, 1500 m, 11.VII.1987, R. Davidson, 1m1f (CMP); 7.3 km NNE Las Mercedes, Las Abejas, 1100-1150 m, 20.VIII.1983, F.M. Harrington, 3_ (USNM).

References
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Dirlbek, J. & O. Dirlbekova.1973. Beitrag zur Kenntnis einiger Bohrfliegen (Diptera, Trypetidae) von Cuba. Cas. Morav. Mus. Ved. Prir. 58: 121-129.
Foote, R. H. 1967. Family Tephritidae (Trypetidae, Trupaneidae). In N. Papavero (ed.), A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas south of the United States. Depto. Zool., Sec. Agric., São Paulo, Fasc. 57: 1-91. [p. 11, in catalog]
Norrbom, A. L. 1993. New species and phylogenetic analysis of Euaresta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) with a key to the species from the Americas south of Mexico. Proc. Entomol.Soc. Wash. 95: 195-209.