Natural Host Plant Survey of the Economically Important Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of Chiapas, Mexico

We provide a natural host-plant list of some of the fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) reported for the State of Chiapas. Out of 92 plant species sampled, 39 species representing 12 plant families were identified as natural host of Anastrepha distincta, A. fraterculus, A. leptozona, A. ludens, A. obliqua, A. serpentina, A. striata and Toxotrypana curvicauda.