Acanthiophilus
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| Genus: | Acanthiophilus Becker, 1908
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Acanthiophilus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1]
Species
- A. brunneus Munro, 1934
- A. ciconia Munro, 1957
- A. helianthi (Rossi, 1794)
- A. lugubris Hering, 1939
- A. minor Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015[2]
- A. summissus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015[2]
- A. unicus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015[2]
- A. walkeri (Wollaston, 1858)
The following have been reassigned to other genera:[2]
- A. astrophorus Hering, 1939
- A. coarctatus Hering, 1942
- A. koehleri Hering, 1940
- A. melanoxanthus Hering, 1938
- A. trypaneodes Hering, 1937
Global distribution
Acanthiophilus is a predominantly Afrotropical genus. One species, A. helianthi is also found in Europe on the Italian mainland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Outside of Europe, it can also be found in the Near East region,[3] as well as at the Canary islands, in India and Sri-Lanka.
References
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- ^ a b c d Morgulis, Elizabeth; Freidberg, Amnon; Dorchin, Netta (2015). "Phylogenetic Revision of Acanthiophilus (Diptera: Tephritidae), With a Description of Three New Species and a Discussion of Zoogeography". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 108 (6): 1060–1087. doi:10.1093/aesa/sav087.
- ^ "Acanthiophilus Becker, 1908". Fauna Europaea version 2.2. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
External links
- "Study Describes Three New Species of Fruit Flies and Revises Their Genus". Entomology Today. Entomological Society of America. October 2, 2015.