The occurrence of the drosophilid Zaprionus indianus Gupta, 1970, in Belo Horizonte, Contagem, Fortuna de Minas, João Pinheiro, Dom Bosco, Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, Paracatu, Manga, Verdelândia, Montes Claros, Janaúba, Jaíba and Nova Lima, Minas Gerais State, Brazil was reported. This species of fly was found on traps to collect Strategus sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with sugarcane bagasse and cane molasse as atractive, and “MacPhail”. It was also observed causing injuries on a carambola fruit.
Insecta; drosophilid; carambola fruit; fig