Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. One of the best known species is Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly.
The Pyrgotidae are an unusual family of flies (Diptera), one of only two families of Cyclorrhapha that lack ocelli. Most species are "picture-winged", as is typical among the Tephritoidea, but unlike other tephritoids, they are endoparasitoids; the females pursue scarab beetles in flight, laying an egg on the beetle's back under the elytra where the beetle cannot reach it. The egg hatches and the fly larva enters the body cavity of the beetle, feeding and eventually killing the host before pupating. In the United States, some species of Pyrgota and Sphecomyiella can be quite common in areas where their host beetles are abundant. Like their host beetles, these flies are primarily nocturnal, and are often attracted to artificial lights.
Superfamily Tabanoidea are insects in the order Diptera.
Coelotrypes is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Metasphenisca is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 25 described species in the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. Of these, 20 occur in the continental Afrotropics and two are confined to Madagascar; three species occur in the Arabian Peninsula.
Oedaspis is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Platensina is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Pliomelaena is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Tephraciura is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis is a genus of flies. It contains around 170 described species, making it the sixth largest genus in the family Tephritidae. Many more undescribed species are known from specimen collections. Tephritis occur throughout much of the world, but most are Palearctic. They can be found in a wide range of climate types, from hot semidesert to tundra. Most species inhabit the inflorescences of plants from several tribes in the family Asteraceae, and a few species cause galls to form.
Urophora is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Pherothrinax is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Trupanea is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Metasphenisca gracilipes is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Metasphenisca of the family Tephritidae.
Metasphenisca bezziana is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Metasphenisca of the family Tephritidae.
Euphranta is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 90 described species in Euphranta.
Elaphromyia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Chiromyzinae is a subfamily of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Philoliche is a genus of long-tongued Horse-flies found in the Old World. It appears to be the sole member of tribe Philolichini.
