Table 3 in Exceptional larval morphology of nine species of the Anastrepha mucronota species group (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Table 3. Diagnostic characters of the thoracic and abdominal segments of species within the Anastrepha mucronota group. SpeciesProthoracic spiracleDorsal spinule patternNo. of tubulesApical width (mm)Thoracic segmentAbdominal segmentNo. of rowsNo. of rowsA. aphelocentema24-270.35-0.36T1 5-7; T2 4-5; T3 absentAbsent on A1-A8A. caballeroi17-210.28-0.33T1 3; T2 3; T3 absentAbsent on A1-A8A. crebra16-210.22-0.24T1 9-11; T2 3-5; T3 1-2Absent on A1-A8A. haplacantha20-240.32-0.35T1 5-7; T2 3-4; T3 1Absent on A1-A8A. korytkowskii12-180.19-0.24T1 6-7; T2 2-5; T3 absentAbsent on A1-A8A. mucronota20-22?Present on T2-T3 with minute spinules?A. nolazcoae18-210.26-0.34T1 3-5; T2 3-5; T3 1-2Absent on A1-A8Anastrepha sp. Peru-8223-290.28-0.35T1 2; T2 5-6; T3 2-3A1 3; absent on A2-A8Anastrepha sp. nr. protuberans22-300.41-0.44T1 3; T2 4-5; T3 4A1 2; absent on A2-A8Anastrepha sp. Sur-1612-170.23-0.28T1 5; T2 3; T3 absentAbsent on A1-A8 (?) Unknown data from previous studies.