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Anastrepha antunesi is a small fruit fly, as observed in preserved museum specimens. The body exhibits a generally yellowish-brown coloration. The wings are characterized by distinct, brownish-patterned markings typical of the genus Anastrepha [1].
The species is distributed from Guatemala to Venezuela, Trinidad, Brazil, and Peru [2]. While previously referenced as occurring in Colombia, the species was formally documented for the Cundinamarca region of Colombia based on specimens collected in La Mesa and Cereté [2].
A. antunesi has been recorded on a variety of host plants, including Dovyalis hebecarpa (Flacourtiaceae) in Venezuela; Genipa americana (Rubiaceae), Manilkara zapota (Sapotaceae), Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), Spondias mombin, S. purpurea, S. dulcis (Anacardiaceae), and Eugenia stipitata (Myrtaceae) in Brazil; and Spondias sp. (Anacardiaceae) in Peru [2]. It is known to interact with Spondias mombin [3] and has been recorded as a host for the parasitoid Opius bellus [3].
A. antunesi can be distinguished from A. coronilli and the widely distributed A. obliqua by the absence of darkened lateral areas on the mediotergite and subscutellum [2]. It differs from A. obliqua by the number of small teeth on the aculeus tip, possessing approximately five, whereas A. obliqua has between nine and 15 [2].