| Monacrostichus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Dacinae |
| Tribe: | Dacini |
| Genus: | Monacrostichus Bezzi, 1914 |
| Species | |
Monacrostichus is a small Asian genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Tephritidae are 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. The following families are included:
Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.
Paracantha is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
The Dacinae are a subfamily of the fruit fly family Tephritidae. Its 41 genera are distributed among three tribes:
Bactrocera cucurbitae, the melon fly, is a fruit fly of the family Tephritidae. It is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in Hawaii.
Campiglossa is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 190 described species in Campiglossa.
Dacus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Parastenopa is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are about 10 described species in Parastenopa.
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.
Euphranta is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 90 described species in Euphranta.
Epochrinopsis is a genus of the family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies.
Euphranta canadensis, the currant fruit fly, is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.
Tephritini is a tribe of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are about 12 genera and at least 40 described species in Tephritini.
Rhynencina longirostris is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.
Terelliini is a tribe of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least six genera and about 104 described species in Terelliini.
Zeugodacus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Myopitini is a tribe of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.