An attempt has been made to trace the history of Anastrepha spp. in Jamaica. The review covers the taxonomy of Anastrepha spp., the host-preferences, the stage or stages of host-fruits attacked, the effects of the fruit's skin thickness on oviposition, the intensity of pest attack of mangoes, seasonal variations in intensity of fruitfly attack, and control. There has been some confusion in the identification of the Anastrepha of Jamaica. The mango fruitfly of Jamaica was correctly identified in 1933 as mombinpraeoptans. Greene (1934) incorrectly described specimens of suspensa as longimacula and described longimacula as a new species. The common names for these two pests have also posed some problems. Because of the very wide geographic distribution of mombinpraeoptans and the difficulty of finding a common name appropriate to its distribution, and because of the long usage of the common name West Indian fruitfly' it seems advisable to retain this name. In the case of suspensa the position is quite different and it is suggested that suspensa should be called the ‘Greater Antillean fruitfly’ as it connotes the naturally limited geographic distribution of this pest. In a comprehensive survey the author has found seven hosts of mombinpraeoptans and six hosts of suspensa. It appears that mombinpraeoptans has a predilection for the Anacardiaceae whereas that of suspensa is the Myrtaceae.
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L. Walter van Whervin (1974) studied this question.