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Anastrepha pseudoparallela (Loew)

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Recognition
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Anastrepha pseudoparallela differs .

Classification and Evolutionary Relationships
Order: Diptera. Family: Tephritidae. Genus: Anastrepha. Species: pseudoparallela. Author: Loew.
Relationships among the species of Anastrepha were analyzed by Norrbom et al. (1999) and McPheron et al. (1999). Click here for more detailed discussion of Anastrepha phylogeny. Anastrepha pseudoparallela has been placed in the pseudoparallela species group.

Names Used for this Species
Trypeta pseudoparallela Loew 1873: 230.
Anastrepha pseudoparallela:  .
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Type Data
Syntypes – Both sexes (ZMHU), Brazil.

Distribution
Anastrepha pseudoparallela is known from Ecuador, Peru, Brazil (Piauí, Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), and Argentina (Tucumán).
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Biology
The biology of A. pseudoparallela is

Economic Significance
Anastrepha pseudoparallela is considered a pest species.

References
Key references are listed below. See fruit fly literature database for additional references.
Malavasi, A. & R. A. Zucchi, eds. 2000. Moscas-das-frutas de importância econômica no Brasil. Conhecimento básico e aplicado. Holos, Riberão Preto. 327 p. [Brazil]
McPheron, B. A., H.-Y. Han, J. G. Silva & A. L. Norrbom. 1999. Phylogeny of the genera Anastrepha and Toxotrypana (Trypetinae: Toxotrypanini) based upon 16S rRNA mitochondrial DNA sequences, p. 343-361. In M. Aluja & A. L. Norrbom, eds., Fruit flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and evolution of behavior. CRC Press, Boca Raton. [16] + 944 p. [phylogeny]
Norrbom, A. L., R. A. Zucchi & V. Hernández-Ortiz. 1999. Phylogeny of the genera Anastrepha and Toxotrypana (Trypetinae: Toxotrypanini) based on morphology, p. 299-342. In M. Aluja & A. L. Norrbom, eds., Fruit flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and evolution of behavior. CRC Press, Boca Raton. [16] + 944 p.  [classification & phylogeny]
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