Mesoclanis optanda

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Mesoclanis optanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Tephritini
Genus: Mesoclanis
Species:
M. optanda
Binomial name
Mesoclanis optanda
Munro, 1950[1]
Synonyms
  • Mesoclanis optander Cogan & Munro, 1980[2]

Mesoclanis optanda is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Mesoclanis of the family Tephritidae.[3]

Distribution[edit]

South Africa.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Munro, H.K. (1950). "Trypetid flies (Diptera) associated with the Calendulae, plants of the family Compositae in South Africa. I. A bio-taxonomic study of the genus Mesoclanis". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 13: 37–52. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ Cogan, Kenneth B.H.; Munro, H.K. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8.
  3. ^ 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.