Table 2 in Exceptional larval morphology of nine species of the Anastrepha mucronota species group (Diptera, Tephritidae)

<p><b>Table 2.</b> Diagnostic characters of the pseudocephalon of species within the <i>Anastrepha mucronota</i> group.</p><table><tr><th>Species</th><th>Location of preroal organ</th><th>Shape of preoral lobe</th><th>Oral ridges</th><th>Accessory plates</th><th>Mouthhook</th><th>No. of comb-like processes</th></tr><tr><th>Number</th><th>Posterior margins</th><th>Number</th><th>Posterior margins</th><th>Ventral surface</th><th>Length b (mm)</th></tr><tr><td><i>A. aphelocentema</i></td><td>Lateral to MH</td><td>Long, narrow, with 3-4 petal-like lobes adjacent to preoral organ</td><td>12-14</td><td>Finely serrate or entire</td><td>15-17; mostly in one series</td><td>Finely serrate or entire</td><td>Concave, Rough</td><td>0.22</td><td>Absent</td></tr><tr><td><i>A. caballeroi</i></td><td>Anterolateral to MH</td><td>Long, narrow, split apically, extending posterior to preoral organ</td><td>14-15</td><td>Entire or undulant</td><td>27-36, covering a much larger area than oral ridges</td><td>Dentate</td><td>Concave, eroded</td><td>0.21-0.23</td><td>Absent</td></tr><tr><td><i>A. crebra</i></td><td>Anterolateral to MH</td><td>Long, broad, extending posterior to preoral organ</td><td>13-15</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Present; apparently in one series</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Concave, medial carina, smooth</td><td>0.16-0.17</td><td>Absent</td></tr><tr><td><i>A. haplacantha</i></td><td>Lateral to MH</td><td>Long, narrow, with 3-5 single or bifid secondary lobes adjacent to preoral organ</td><td>19-20</td><td>Dentate with long moderately spaced projections</td><td>Numerous plates</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Concave, apparently smooth</td><td>0.21-0.22</td><td>Absent</td></tr><tr><td><i>A. korytkowskii</i></td><td>Anterior to MH</td><td>Short, irregular-rounded lobe, smaller than preoral organ</td><td>12-14</td><td>Irregularly dentate and entire</td><td>14-20; plates in one series</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Concave, eroded</td><td>0.10-0.13</td><td>3-5</td></tr><tr><td><i>A. mucronota</i></td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>13-15</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><i>A. nolazcoae</i></td><td>Anterior to MH</td><td>Short, narrow, extends to posterior middle of preoral organ</td><td>16-19</td><td>Fringed, 3-4 posterior ridges entire</td><td>~ 36; medial and posterior plates in two series</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Concave, Smooth</td><td>0.12-0.15</td><td>6-8</td></tr><tr><td><i>Anastrepha</i> sp. Peru-82</td><td>Anterior to MH</td><td>Short, broad, irregular shape, larger than preoral organ</td><td>22-23</td><td>Densely fringed, posterior ridges dentate</td><td>Numerous plates, overlapping with oral ridges</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Concave, medial carina, smooth</td><td>0.18-0.20</td><td>Absent</td></tr><tr><td>Anastrepha sp. Anastrepha nr. protuberans</td><td>Lateral to MH</td><td>Long, narrow</td><td>18-23</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Present; apparently in one series</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Concave, smooth</td><td>0.24-0.25</td><td>Absent</td></tr><tr><td><i>Anastrepha</i> sp. Sur-16</td><td>Anterior to MH</td><td>Short-elongate, narrow, extends partially posterior to preoral organ</td><td>13-16</td><td>Dentate with long closely spaced projections, 2-3 posterior ridges entire</td><td>Numerous plates; plates in two or more series</td><td>Fringed</td><td>Concave, eroded</td><td>0.16-0.17</td><td>7-9</td></tr></table><p>(?) Unknown data from previous studies.</p><p>Notes:</p>Published as part of <i>Rodriguez, Erick J., Steck, Gary J., Moore, Matthew R., Norrbom, Allen L., Diaz, Jessica, Somma, Louis A., Ruiz-Arce, Raul, Sutton, Bruce D., Nolazco, Norma, Muller, Alies & Branham, Marc A., 2022, Exceptional larval morphology of nine species of the Anastrepha mucronota species group (Diptera, Tephritidae), pp. 155 in ZooKeys 1127</i> on page 155, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1127.84628