Biology:Acanthiophilus

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Acanthiophilus
Acanthiophilus helianthi.jpg
Acanthiophilus helianthi Netherlands
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Tephritini
Genus: Acanthiophilus
Becker, 1908[1]
Type species
Tetanocera walkeri
Wollaston, 1858[2]

Acanthiophilus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[3]

Species

The following have been reassigned to other genera:[8]

  • A. astrophorus Hering, 1939[7]
  • A. coarctatus Hering, 1942
  • A. koehleri Hering, 1940[9]
  • A. melanoxanthus Hering, 1938
  • A. trypaneodes Hering, 1937[10]

Global distribution

Acanthiophilus is a predominantly Afrotropical genus. One species, A. helianthi Is found in Europe, to Mongolia, North Africa, Afghanistan & Thailand.[11] as well as at the Canary islands, in India and Sri-Lanka.

References

  1. Becker, T. (1908). "Dipteren der Kanarischen Inseln". Mitteilungen aus dem zoologischen Museum in Berlin 4 (1): 1–180. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12199947#page/15/mode/1up. Retrieved 17 September 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wollaston, T.V. (1858). "Brief diagnostic characters of undescribed Madeiran insects [concl."]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 (3): 113–125, 2 pls. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2360671#page/133/mode/1up. Retrieved 5 February 2021. 
  3. Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database.". Myia 9: vii + 524. 
  4. Munro, H.K. (1934). "Further notes on African Trypetidae (Diptera) in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History, with descriptions of three new species". American Museum Novitates 739: 5. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/2106//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N0739.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Retrieved 5 February 2021. 
  5. Munro, H.K. (1957). "Trypetidae,". Ruwenzori Expedition 1934-1935. British Museum (Natural History) 2 (9): 853–1054. 
  6. Rossi, P. (1794). Mantissa insectorum, exhibens species nuper in Etruria collectas, adiectis Faunae Etruscae illustrationibus, ac emendationibus. Pisis [=Pisa].: Polloni. pp. 154 pp., 8 pls. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Hering, E.M. (1939). "Neue Trypetiden der Erde (25. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Trypetiden)". Verh. VII Int. Kongr. Ent. 1: 165–190. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Morgulis, Elizabeth; Freidberg, Amnon; Dorchin, Netta (2015). "Phylogenetic Revision of Acanthiophilus (Diptera: Tephritidae), With a Description of Three New Species and a Discussion of Zoogeography". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 108 (6): 1060–1087. doi:10.1093/aesa/sav087. 
  9. Hering, E.M.. "Alte und neue Bohrfliegen der Erde. 29. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Trypetiden (Dipt.).". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 101: 23–34. 
  10. Hering, E.M. (1937). "Neue Bohrfliegen aus der Beckerschen Sammlung. (Dipt.) (16. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Trypetidae)". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 22: 244–264.. 
  11. "Acanthiophilus Becker, 1908". Fauna Europaea version 2.2. October 5, 2010. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=62473. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4671881 entry