| Neoceratitis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Dacinae |
| Tribe: | Ceratitidini |
| Genus: | Neoceratitis Hendel, 1927 |
Neoceratitis is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. [1] [2]
The genus includes the following species.
(See also Neoceratitis minima (Bezzi, 1924) as junior synonym of Neoceratitis lycii in De Meyer & Freidberg 2012).
The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects.
Goji, goji berry, or wolfberry is the sweet fruit of either Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense, two closely related species of boxthorn in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. L. barbarum and L. chinense fruits are similar but can be distinguished by differences in taste and sugar content.
Thaumaleidae, the solitary midges or trickle midges, are a group of nematoceran flies related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and the Simuliidae. They are small, stocky, yellow to brown flies (3–4 mm). Very few species are known for this family. Larvae are found in films on rocks and the nonfeeding adults are usually found on foliage along the same streams in which the larvae are found. A few solitary midges are found in the Southern Hemisphere, but Thaumaleidae are generally an Holarctic family.
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe.
Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. One of the best known species is Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly.
The Pyrgotidae are an unusual family of flies (Diptera), one of only two families of Cyclorrhapha that lack ocelli. Most species are "picture-winged", as is typical among the Tephritoidea, but unlike other tephritoids, they are endoparasitoids; the females pursue scarab beetles in flight, laying an egg on the beetle's back under the elytra where the beetle cannot reach it. The egg hatches and the fly larva enters the body cavity of the beetle, feeding and eventually killing the host before pupating. In the United States, some species of Pyrgota and Sphecomyiella can be quite common in areas where their host beetles are abundant. Like their host beetles, these flies are primarily nocturnal, and are often attracted to artificial lights.
Cryptophorellia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Chaetostomella is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Pherothrinax is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Neoceratitis asiatica is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Neoceratitis of the family Tephritidae.
Neoceratitis chirinda is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Neoceratitis of the family Tephritidae.
Neoceratitis cyanescens is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Neoceratitis of the family Tephritidae.
Neoceratitis efflatouni is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Neoceratitis of the family Tephritidae.
Empis is a genus of dance fly found in the fly family Empididae.
Hemerodromiinae are a worldwide group of predatory flies in the family Empididae with raptorial forelegs.
Empidinae, also called dance flies, are a subfamily of empidoid flies. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives, and generally small to medium-sized. Most species are flower visitors and they can be effective pollinators.
Bombyliinae is a subfamily of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are more than 70 genera in Bombyliinae.
Hilarempis is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Macrostomus is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Streptomyces lycii is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from the plant Lycium ruthenicum from Alar in Xinjiang.