In October 2019, unusual damage was observed on Carissa macrocarpa (Apocynaceae) fruit at the ornamental nursery of the Higher Agronomic Institute (ISA CM), Chott Mariem (Sousse, Tunisia). Samples of fruit were collected and brought to the laboratory for observation and rearing. After a few days, adult flies emerged from infested fruit. Zaprionus indianus Gupta, Z. tuberculatus Malloch (Diptera Drosophilidae) and Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera, Tephritidae) were identified morphologically. Information on the morphology, distribution and ecology of the two Zaprionus species are provided. This is the first record of Z. indianus and Z. tuberculatus in Tunisia.
Des chutes intenses des feuilles de Ficus microcarpa "Hawaii" (v) (Moraceae) (Ibrahim & Taha, 2016) et un brunissement des feuilles de Ficus nitida (Moraceae) (Figure 1) ont été observés dans des jardins privés dans la région d'Akouda (Gouvernorat de Sousse) à la mi-septembre 2021. Des mouches blanches très agiles ayant des ailes blanc opalescent et des puparia sont détectés par observation directe. L'observation microscopique au laboratoire a révélé la présence d'oeufs allongés et jaunes sur la face inférieure des feuilles à proximité des nervures principales (Figure 2). Les premiers stades larvaires sont aplatis et transparents
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