Dacus

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Dacus
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Dacus ciliatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Dacinae
Tribe: Dacini
Genus: Dacus
Fabricius, 1805
Type species
Dacus armatus
Fabricius, 1805
Subgenera
Diversity
274 species
Synonyms
  • RhamphodacusMunro, 1984
  • TridacusBezzi, 1915
  • NeodacusPerkins, 1937
  • DesmodacusMunro, 1984
  • AncylodacusMunro, 1984
  • DorylodacusMunro, 1984
  • TythocalamaMunro, 1984

Dacus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. [1]

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Systematics

Many subgenera are defined within this genus: [2] [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Dacus". www.itis.gov.
  2. ↑ Doorenweerd C, Leblanc L, Norrbom AS, San Jose M, Rubinoff D (2018) A global checklist for the 932 fruit fly species in the tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae). ZooKeys 730: 19–56. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.730.21786
  3. ↑ Hancock DL, Drew RAI (2006) A revised classification of subgenera and species groups in Dacus Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae). Instrumenta Biodiversitatis VII: 167–205.


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