Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931)

Oboňa, J., Dvořák, L., Haenni, J. - P., Hrivniak, Ľ., Japoshvili, B., Ježek, J., Kerimova, I., Máca, J., Murányi, D., Rendoš, M., Słowińska, I., Snegovaya, N., Starý, J. & Manko, P., 2019, New and interesting records of Diptera from Azerbaijan and Georgia, Zoosystematica Rossica (China) 28 (2), pp. 277-295 : 281-282

Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931)

Material examined. Azerbaijan, Lankaran: Lerik Distr., Vasharu River, Vilaparqo Vill. , 613 m a.s.l., 38°35´29.1´´N 48°39´52.5´´E, 21.IX.2018, 1 female, 3 males ; Yardymli Distr., small brook near Tahirli , 482 m a.s.l., 38°56´20.4´´N 48°21´10.9´´E, 23.IX.2018, 1 male . Georgia: Imereti, Tskhenistskali River near Ghvedi , 295 m a.s.l., 42°27´21.9´´N 42°35´47.1´´E, 16.IX.2018, 3 females, 3 males ; Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti: Tskhenistskali River near Durashi , 970 m a.s.l., 42°50´19.2´´N 42°49´16.8´´E, 16.IX.2018, 1 female ; Tskhenistskali River near Makhashi , 1353 m a.s.l., 42°48´38.0´´N 43°06´39.4´´E, 16.IX.2018, 1 male (all specimens: J.M. coll.).

Distribution. Subcosmopolitan species, a fruit pest (infesting stone fruits and berries in particular), apparently originating from the Oriental Region and for almost a century known also from the eastern part of the Palaearctic Region. Over the past decade, the species expanded to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions as well as to the western part of the Palaearctic. It has been recently reported from Georgia ( Japoshvili et al., 2018). First records for Azerbaijan.