Chromatopterum

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Chromatopterum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chloropidae
Subfamily: Chloropinae
Genus: Chromatopterum
Becker, 1910 [1]

Chromatopterum is a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae (insects commonly known as fruit flies).

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Names brought to synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 Becker, T. (1910). "Chloropidae. Eine monographische Studie. II. Teil. Aethiopische Region". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 8: 377–443. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Deeming, J.C. (1981). "A contribution to the study of Afrotropical Chloropine Diptera". Journal of Natural History. 15 (5): 789–828.