Hexachaeta colombiana Lima, 1953

Clavijo, Pedro Alexander Rodriguez, 2025, New species and host plants of Hexachaeta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 5575 (3), pp. 463-476 : 470-473

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5575.3.7
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scientific name	Hexachaeta colombiana Lima
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Hexachaeta colombiana Lima View in CoL

Figs. 3 View FIGURES 1–3 , 8 View FIGURES 7–8 , 14 View FIGURES 13–14 , 16 View FIGURES 15–16 , 23–25 View FIGURES 22–25

Distribution. Previously reported from Colombia (Cundinamarca, Santander) and Costa Rica (Cartago, Puntarenas) ( Hernández-Ortiz 1999). Here it is reported from the departments of Antioquia (Santa Bárbara), Boyacá (Miraflores) and Risaralda (Pereira).

Biology: A number of specimens from Anolaima were reared from fruits of Aegiphila alba Moldenke ( Lamiaceae ) locally known as “árbol tabaquillo” ( Fig. 22–23 View FIGURES 22–25 ). The larvae feed inside the seeds ( Figs. 24–25 View FIGURES 22–25 ) and it is the first report of a host plant for this species.

Specimens examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia: Santa Bárbara, estadero Vista Hermosa, 5.8358°N 75.5908°W, 1057 m, McPhail trap 14, 12 Oct 2021, ♂ 4♀ ( ICAMF00000673 ) GoogleMaps . Boyacá: Miraflores, vereda Ruista, predio el Milagro, 5.2188°N 73.1803°W, 1559 m, McPhail trap 4, 9 Jul 2020, 2♀ ( ICAMF00000552 ) GoogleMaps .

Cundinamarca: Anolaima, Vereda Santo Domingo, finca Villa Mariana , 4.8017°N 74.4754°W, 1532 m, reared from fruits of Aegiphila alba collected 18 Jan 2019, emerged 23–27 Feb 2019, P.A. Rodriguez, 71♀ ( ICAMF00000496 ), 82♂ ( ICAMF00000497 ), 39 larvae ( ICAMF00000498 ) GoogleMaps . Fusaguasugá, tienda Don José , 4.3311°N 74.3779°W, 1672 m, McPhail trap 16, 11 Oct 2015, 2♂ 8♀ ( ICAMF00000694 ) GoogleMaps . La Mesa, Vereda Pantanos , frente al parador del recuerdo, 4.6501°N 74.4278°W, 1266 m, McPhail trap 8, 23 Feb 2023, ♀ ( ICAMF00000674 ) GoogleMaps . Tena , borde de camino, 4.3886°N 74.2409°W, 1243 m, reared from fruits of Aegiphila alba collected 23 Oct 2019, emerged 1–12 Dec 2019, P.A. Rodriguez, 34♂ 25♀ ( ICAMF00000499 ) GoogleMaps ; Vereda Rosario , 4.6688°N 74.4031°W, 1595 m, McPhail trap 6, 16 Nov 2021, 2♀ ( ICAMF00000695 ) GoogleMaps ; Parador olivera, 4.6742°N 74.3686°W, 11885 m, McPhail trap 4, 3 Oct 2023, 3♂ 2♀ ( ICAMF00000696 ) GoogleMaps ; same, 12 Apr 2024, 3♀ ( USNM — ICAMF00000697 ) . Risaralda: Pereira, Vereda Huertas sobre la vía, 4.7835°N 75.6958°W, 1410 m, McPhail trap 17, 2 Aug 2022, ♂ ♀ ( ICAMF00000677 ) GoogleMaps .

Comments: Examined specimens are smaller in length of mesonotum, wing ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 7–8 ), oviscape and aculeus ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 13–14 ) than previously reported for this species. ( Table 1 View TABLE 1 ) indicates the ranges for these characters. Additionally, the first measurements for the aculeus tip ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 15–16 ) of H. colombiana (0.11–0.14 mm long) (n=104).