Pelmatops

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Pelmatops
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Pelmatops

Pelmatops is a genus of tephritid fruit flies. [1] [2] [3] They are sexually dimorphic, with females having shorter eye stalks than males. Eggs are usually laid in Rubus plants, wherein a larva usually lives within the stem of the plant until pupation. [4]

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Trypetinae Subfamily of flies

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References

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  4. Huangfu, Ning; Wang, Yong; Zeng, Yu; Chua, Tock H; Zhu, Chaodong; Chen, Xiaolin (2022-07-04). "The First Biological Portrait of Stalk-Eyed Fruit Flies: Life History, Reproductive Biology and Host Use Patterns in Pelmatops spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/aesa/saac011. ISSN   0013-8746.