Lance flies associated with sweet passion fruit and contributions to the knowledge on Lonchaeidae in Peru

The Lonchaeidae family comprises species that are considered of major economic importance due of their damage
in several crops. In sweet passion fruit (Passiflora ligularis Juss), these flies cause high infestation in flower buds and fruits, however
only a few basic studies about the species associated with the damage are available. Samples of flower buds and fruits
were taken and McPhail trap baits with Torula yeast were placed in sweet passion fruit orchards in Oxapampa (Pasco, Peru)
in 2015‒2016. In addition, other hosts were collected in this period. We found Dasiops inedulis Steykal infesting the flower
buds, while Dasiops frieseni Norrbom & McAlpine infesting sweet passion fruits. Moreover, other Lonchaeidae-hosts interactions
are related. Through Torula yeast baits, 14 species of lance flies were detected and high numbers of D. inedulis specimens
were captured.