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Carpophthoromyia

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Genus of flies

Carpophthoromyia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Dacinae
Tribe: Ceratitidini
Genus: Carpophthoromyia
Austen, 1910 

Carpophthoromyia is a small genus of Afrotropical picture-winged flies (Tephritidae). They are usually darkly coloured and of medium size, and mostly develop in the fruit of various species of Drypetes (Putranjivaceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae). Carpophthoromyia is closely related to Perilampsis. There are 17 recognised species:

Species

References

  1. "Carpophthoromyia Austen, 1910". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Marc De Meyer (2006). "Systematic revision of the fruit fly genus Carpophthoromyia Austen (Diptera, Tephritidae)" (PDF abstract). Zootaxa. 1235: 1–48.
Taxon identifiers
Carpophthoromyia


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