Abstract
Three new species of Anastrepha from Brazil are described and illustrated: A. matogrossensis Norrbom & Uchoa (from Mato Grosso), A. oiapoquensis Norrbom & Uchoa (from Amapa), and A. siculigera Norrbom & Uchoa (from Amapa). Anastrepha rafaeli Norrbom &Korytkowski also is reported from the state of Tocantins. Anastrepha Schiner is the most diverse genus of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the American tropics and sub-tropics with more than 230 described species (Norrbom 2004a, Norrbom & Korytkowski 2009), more than 100 of which are known from Brazil (Zucchi 2000b, Zucchi 2008, Uchoa & Nicacio 2010). Anastrepha is also the most economically important genus of fruit flies in this region, including a number of major fruit pests (Norrbom 2004b).
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