The first records of Tephritis hurvitzi (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mainland Ukraine, with notes on its distribution and biology

Tephritis hurvitzi Freidberg, 1981 is one of few gall-formers in the genus Tephritis known to induce stem swellings below flower heads of Tragopogon and Scorzonera (Asteraceae). It occurs in steppes from eastern Qazaqstan to Israel (Golan Heights) and Ukraine. Previously known only from Crimean Peninsula, it was recently found to occur in the mainland Ukraine. Data on distribution and biology are summarized.

Related Organizations

University of California, San Francisco
United States
University of California System
United States
University of California, Davis
United States
I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology
Ukraine

Keywords

gall inducers, Diptera, Tephritidae, new records, Ukraine

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