Phytalmia
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Subfamily: | Phytalmiinae |
Tribe: | Phytalmiini |
Genus: | Phytalmia Gerstaecker, 1860 |
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Phytalmia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3] The males of some species are noted for their hornlike projections on their heads, which are used for fighting.
Species
[edit]- Phytalmia alcicornis (Saunders, 1861)
- Phytalmia antilocapra McAlpine & Schneider, 1978
- Phytalmia biarmata Malloch, 1939
- Phytalmia cervicornis Gerstaecker, 1860
- Phytalmia megalotis Gerstaecker, 1860
- Phytalmia mouldsi McAlpine & Schneider, 1978
- Phytalmia robertsi Schneider, 1993
References
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