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First Record of Drosophila buzzatii (Patterson & Wheeler) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Emerging from a Non-Cactus Host
J J Fanara1,2, I M Soto3,4, P Lipko3,4,5
1Depto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Fac de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Univ de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina. jjfanara@ege.fcen.uba.ar.
Abstract:
Drosophila buzzatii (Patterson & Wheeler), a typical cactophilic species of the repleta group, is registered for the first time emerging from Melon (Cucumis melo) in western Argentina. The analysis of inversion polymorphism and genetic diversity of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (mtCOI) provided additional evidence that corroborated the presence of a high proportion of D. buzzatii among the flies emerged from melon. This finding set the scenario for a broader range of possible hosts and host-related distribution and dispersion for this widespread species.