Mesoclanis optanda

Mesoclanis optanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Subfamily:	Tephritinae
Tribe:	Tephritini
Genus:	Mesoclanis
Species:	M. optanda
Binomial name
	Mesoclanis optanda; Munro, 1950
Synonyms
	Mesoclanis optanderCogan & Munro, 1980;

Last updated October 27, 2025

Mesoclanis optanda is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Mesoclanis of the family Tephritidae.^[3]

Distribution

South Africa.

References

↑ Munro, H.K. (1950). "Trypetid flies (Diptera) associated with the Calendulae, plants of the family Compositae in South Africa. I. A bio-taxonomic study of the genus Mesoclanis". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 13: 37–52. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
↑ Cogan, Kenneth B.H.; Munro, H.K. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8.
↑ Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.

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[Munro1950-1] Munro, H.K. (1950). "Trypetid flies (Diptera) associated with the Calendulae, plants of the family Compositae in South Africa. I. A bio-taxonomic study of the genus Mesoclanis". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 13: 37–52. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[Afrotropical-2] Cogan, Kenneth B.H.; Munro, H.K. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8.

[Norrbom1999-3] Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.

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