Dyseuaresta mexicana (Wiedemann)

Norrbom, Allen L., Sutton, Bruce D., Steck, Gary J. & Monzón, José, 2010, New genera, species and host plant records of Nearctic and Neotropical Tephritidae (Diptera) 2398, Zootaxa 2398, pp. 1-65 : 22-23

Dyseuaresta mexicana (Wiedemann)

Biology. This species has been reared from flowerheads of several species of Melanthera in Florida. In Guatemala we collected it at three localities almost exclusively on Viguiera dentata (Cav.) Spreng. , which is a likely host plant, although this needs confirmation by rearing. Both plant genera belong to the Asteraceae : Heliantheae .

Material examined. GUATEMALA: El Progreso: Hwy. CA-9, between Sanarete & El Rancho, 14.84679°N 90.12282°W, 690 m, sweeping flowering Viguiera dentata , 21 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, G.J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 1♂ 8♀ ( USNM USNMENT00671530–38 ) , 1♀ ( FSCA) , 1♀ ( UVG) . Huehuetenango: Huehuetenango - Cuilco Road (7W), E of Chejoj, 15.41056°N 91.82424°W, 1682 m, on flowering Bidens pilosa (07G64), 24 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, F. Camposeco, 1♂ ( USNM USNMENT00671519 ) . Zacapa: Ojo de Agua , 15.0221°N 89.66787°W, 261 m, 15 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, G.J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 2♂ 3♀ ( USNM USNMENT00671525–29 ) ; Santa Cruz - San Lorenzo Road , "cow pasture", 15.07329°N 89.68482°W, 1616 m, on Viguiera dentata (07G22), 15 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, G.J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 6♂ 1♀ ( USNM USNMENT00671540–46 ) , 1♂ ( FSCA) , 1♂ ( UVG) ; Santa Cruz - San Lorenzo Road , escarpment base, 15.07682°N 89.683°W, on flowering Viguiera dentata , 19 Nov 2007, B.D. Sutton, G.J. Steck, A.L. Norrbom, J. Monzón, 1♂ ( USNM USNMENT00671539 ) .