Anoplomus

Anoplomus
Anoplomus cassandra (India)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Tribe:	Gastrozonini
Genus:	Anoplomus Bezzi, 1913

Anoplomus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae found in Asia. Males court females with pheromone calling and special flight and ritualized movements. In some species small leks of males may display on vegetation. Many species feed on fruits, while some are known to feed on bamboos. ^[1]

The genus is characterized by the presence of two spines on the mid tibia and the absence of pronotal bristles. They belong to the subfamily Dacinae and have been synonymized with Sinanoplomus and Proanoplomus . Seven species are included as of 2008: ^{[2] [3]}

• Anoplomus cassandra (Osten Sacken, 1882)
• Anoplomus fasciatus (Walker)
• Anoplomus hainanensis Wang, 1998
• Anoplomus nigrifemoratus Hardy, 1973
• Anoplomus rufipes Hardy, 1973
• Anoplomus seclusa (Hardy)
• Anoplomus sinensis (Zia)

References

1. Kovac, Damir (2015). "Reproductive Behavior and Basic Biology of the Oriental Bamboo-Inhabiting Anoplomus rufipes and a Comparison with Frugivorous Dacinae Fruit Flies". Insects. 6 (4): 869–896. doi: 10.3390/insects6040869 . PMC   4693176 . PMID   26512699.
2. Hancock, D.L.; Drew, R.A.I. (1994). "Notes on Anoplomus Bezzi and related genera (Diptera: Tephritidae: Ceratitinae) in Southeast Asia and Africa" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 42 (4): 869–883.
3. Hancock, David L. (2008). "A NEW SPECIES OF PROANOPLOMUS SHIRAKI FROM BORNEO, WITH NOTES ON P. CINEREOFASCIATUS (DE MEIJERE) AND THE ANOPLOMUS GROUP OF GENERA (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE: GASTROZONINI)". Australian Entomologist. 35 (3): 97–106 – via Research Gate.