Ceratitis capitata, commonly known as the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, is a yellow and brown fruit pest that originates from sub-Saharan Africa. C. capitata has no near relatives in the Western Hemisphere and is considered to be one of the most destructive fruit pests in the world. There have been occasional medfly infestations in the states of California, Florida, and Texas that required extensive eradication efforts to prevent the fly from establishing itself in the US.
Rutilia is a large genus of medium to large (>20mm) flies in the family Tachinidae native to Australia and the Oriental region, though notably absent from New Zealand. Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, Rutilia species are parasitoids of other insects, specifically Rutilia are known to be parasitoids of late instar larvae of Scarabaeidae.
Carpophthoromyia is a small Afrotropical genus of picture-winged flies (Tephritidae). They are usually darkly coloured and of medium size, and mostly develop in the fruit of various species of Drypetes. Carpophthoromyia is closely related to Perilampsis. There are 17 recognised species:
Clinotaenia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Dectodesis is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Metasphenisca is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
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.
Pseudafreutreta 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.
Sphaeniscus 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.
Chrysosoma is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is a large genus, with more than 200 species distributed in the Old World and Oceania.
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.
Ceratitis rosa, the Natal fruit fly or Natal fly, a species from the family Tephritidae of the order Diptera, is a fruit fly. It was described in 1887 from specimens of Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.
Ernest James Harris was an American entomologist who is best known for his work on Biosteres arisanus, a species of wasp. He was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1999.
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