Sphaeniscus filiolus

Sphaeniscus filiolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Subfamily:	Tephritinae
Tribe:	Tephrellini
Genus:	Sphaeniscus
Species:	S. filiolus
Binomial name
	Sphaeniscus filiolus; (Loew, 1869)
Synonyms
	Aciura filiola Loew, 1869; Sphaeniscus brevicauda Becker, 1908; Spheniscomyia aegyptiacaEfflatoun, 1924;

Last updated August 24, 2025

Sphaeniscus filiolus is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Sphaeniscus of the family Tephritidae.^[4]

Distribution

The species is distributed throughout Europe, Israel, Egypt, Canary Islands, Ethiopia.

References

1 2 Loew, H. (1869). "Revision der europäische n Trypetina". Zeitschrift für die gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 34 (7/8): 1–24. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
↑ Becker, Theodor (1908). "Dipteren der Kanarischen Inseln". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 4 (1). Zoologischen Museum in Berlin: –180.
↑ Efflatoun, H.C. (1924). "Two new species of Spheniscomyia (Diptera, Trypaneidae) from Egypt". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique d'Égypte. (1923) 7: 132–139.
↑ Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.

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[Loew1869-1] 1 2 Loew, H. (1869). "Revision der europäische n Trypetina". Zeitschrift für die gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 34 (7/8): 1–24. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[Becker1908a-2] Becker, Theodor (1908). "Dipteren der Kanarischen Inseln". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 4 (1). Zoologischen Museum in Berlin: –180.

[Efflatoun1924-3] Efflatoun, H.C. (1924). "Two new species of Spheniscomyia (Diptera, Trypaneidae) from Egypt". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique d'Égypte. (1923) 7: 132–139.

[Norrbom1999-4] Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.

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