| Gymnocarena defoei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Xyphosiini |
| Genus: | Gymnocarena |
| Species: | G. defoei |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocarena defoei Sutton & Steck, 2012 [1] | |
Gymnocarena defoei is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae. [1]
The Tephritidae are Uruphora one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila, which is often called the "common fruit fly". Nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly are categorized in almost 500 genera of the Tephritidae. Description, recategorization, and genetic analyses are constantly changing the taxonomy of this family. To distinguish them from the Drosophilidae, the Tephritidae are sometimes called peacock flies, in reference to their elaborate and colorful markings. The name comes from the Greek τεφρος, tephros, meaning "ash grey". They are found in all the biogeographic realms.
The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. It has over 7,800 species, the majority of them in family Tephritidae.
Strauzia longipennis is a large species of tephritid fruit fly known by the common name sunflower maggot. It is a minor pest whose larvae mine stems of sunflowers. Damage from larval feeding on spongy tissue is usually light. The larvae do not damage the flower head or seeds, although those of other fruit fly species do so.
Campiglossa is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 190 described species in Campiglossa.
Anastrepha is the most diverse genus in the American tropics and subtropics. Currently, it comprises more than 300 described species, including nine major pest species, such as the Mexican fruit fly, the South American fruit fly, the West Indian fruit fly, the sapote fruit fly, the Caribbean fruit fly, the American guava fruit fly, and the pumpkin fruit fly, as well as the papaya fruit fly. As some of their names suggest, these pest species are one of the most numerous and damaging groups of insects in their native range, plaguing commercial fruits such as citrus, mango, guava, and papaya.
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.
Terellia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Urophora is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena lichtensteinii is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Epochrinopsis is a genus of the family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies.
Gymnocarena diffusa is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena angusta is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena carinata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena magna is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena serrata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena apicata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena tricolor is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena monzoni is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Gymnocarena norrbomi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Gymnocarena of the family Tephritidae.
Xyphosiini is a tribe of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.