| Cecidochares | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Cecidocharini |
| Genus: | Cecidochares Bezzi, 1910 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Trypeta nigerrima | |
| Synonyms | |
Cecidochares is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. [5]
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Urophora is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
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Trupanea is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Xanthaciura is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
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