author(s)
Seena R Subhagan, Dhalin D and Ajith Kumar K

abstract
Dipteran flies are among the most economically important pest species in the world, attacking a wide range of fruits and fleshy vegetables throughout tropical and sub-tropical areas. Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is an attractive, nutritionally rich fruit crop highly appreciated for fresh consumption and industrial purposes. Passiflora crops are evidenced to be affected by Anastrepha spp., Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Dasiops, Lonchaea, Hexachaeta, Neosilba, Protearomyia spp. (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) and Zapriothrica salebrosa Wheeler (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Despite its wide acceptance in world markets, passionfruit crops have been poorly researched in terms of biology, ecology and management of dipteran pests attacking passion fruit. Moreover, many of the fly species reported in passion fruit from various parts of the world are of quarantine importance, and its high time that researchers turn their attention to the population dynamics and extend of damage caused by these dipteran flies. More studies must be advanced to understand the biology, ecology and behavior of different fly species which could have important effects on passion fruit production worldwide. This manuscript is aimed to present a literature review on the various dipteran flies attacking passion fruit all over the world.