Biology:Carpophthoromyia

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Short description: Genus of flies

Carpophthoromyia
Carpophthoromyia sp.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Dacinae
Tribe: Ceratitidini
Genus: Carpophthoromyia
Austen, 1910 [1]

Carpophthoromyia is a small genus of Afrotropical picture-winged flies (Tephritidae).[2] They are usually darkly coloured and of medium size, and mostly develop in the fruit of various species of Drypetes (Putranjivaceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae).[2] Carpophthoromyia is closely related to Perilampsis. There are 17 recognised species:[2]

Species

  • Carpophthoromyia debeckeri De Meyer, 2006
  • Carpophthoromyia dimidiata Bezzi, 1924
  • Carpophthoromyia dividua De Meyer, 2006
  • Carpophthoromyia flavofasciata De Meyer, 2006
  • Carpophthoromyia interrupta De Meyer, 2006
  • Carpophthoromyia litterata (Munro, 1933)
  • Carpophthoromyia nigribasis (Enderlein, 1920)
  • Carpophthoromyia procera (Enderlein, 1920)
  • Carpophthoromyia pseudotritea Bezzi, 1918
  • Carpophthoromyia radulata De Meyer, 2006
  • Carpophthoromyia schoutedeni De Meyer, 2006
  • Carpophthoromyia scutellata (Walker, 1853)
  • Carpophthoromyia speciosa Hancock, 1984
  • Carpophthoromyia tessmanni (Enderlein, 1920)
  • Carpophthoromyia tritea (Walker, 1849)
  • Carpophthoromyia virgata De Meyer, 2006
  • Carpophthoromyia vittata (Fabricius, 1794)


References

Wikidata ☰ Q5045870 entry