Proanoplomus tenompokensis

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Proanoplomus tenompokensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Proanoplomus
Species:
P. tenompokensis
Binomial name
Proanoplomus tenompokensis
Hancock, 2008
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy
  • Proanoplomus cinereofasciatusHardy, 1988
  • Pardalaspinus cinereofasciatusHancock & Drew, 1994
  • Ceratitoides cinereofasciatusHancock, 1999
  • Proanoplomus cinereofasciatusKovac et al., 2006

Proanoplomus tenompokensis is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. It is found Malaysia. [1]

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Description

The species is known from a single male specimen collected in 1959. The body is 5.5 mm. (0.22 in.) long and the wing is 6 mm. (0.24 in). It is distinguished from the similar species P. cinereofasciatus, P. formosanus, and P. nigroscutellatus by having dark brown to black postpronotal lobes with yellow margins. [1]

Distribution

It has only been found in Sabah, Eastern Malaysia. [1]

Etymology

Part of the label on the holotype says: "British N. Borneo, Tenompok", which is the type locality from which the name is derived. [1] The latin suffix "-ensis" means "pertaining to" or "originating in". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hancock, David L. (2008). "A NEW SPECIES OF PROANOPLOMUS SHIRAKI FROM BORNEO, WITH NOTES ON P. CINEREOFASCIATUS (DE MEIJERE) AND THE ANOPLOMUS GROUP OF GENERA (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE: GASTROZONINI)". Australian Entomologist. 35 (3): 97–106 – via Research Gate.
  2. ↑ "Definition of '-ensis'". Collins Dictionary. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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