| Paraspathulina trimacula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Tephritini |
| Genus: | Paraspathulina |
| Species: | P. trimacula |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraspathulina trimacula Hancock & Drew, 2003 [1] | |
Paraspathulina trimacula is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Paraspathulina of the family Tephritidae. [1]
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. It has over 7,800 species, the majority of them in family Tephritidae.
Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.
Dacus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Hyalopeza is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Paraactinoptera is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Paraspathulina is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Oedaspis is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Parahyalopeza is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
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.
Euaresta is a genus of flies in the family Tephritidae that live in plants of the closely related genera Ambrosia, Xanthium, and Dicoria, and feed on their flowers and seeds.
Euaresta aequalis is a species of fruit fly in the genus Euaresta of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritini is a tribe of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are about 80 genera and some 1000 described species in Tephritini.
Zeugodacus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Paraactinoptera danielsi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Paraactinoptera of the family Tephritidae.
Parahyalopeza multipunctata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Parahyalopeza of the family Tephritidae.
Paraspathulina apicomacula is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Paraspathulina of the family Tephritidae.
Paraspathulina eremostigma is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Paraspathulina of the family Tephritidae.