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Ceratitis

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Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Dacinae
Tribe: Ceratidini
Genus: Ceratitis
Macleay, 1829

Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species.[1] One of the best known species is Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly.[2]

The genus contains several subgenera:

  • Acropteromma
  • Ceratalaspis
  • Hoplolophomyia
  • Pardalaspis
  • Pterandrus

Species

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Subgenus Acropteromma

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Subgenus Ceratalaspis

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Subgenus Ceratitis

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Subgenus Hoplolophomyia

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Subgenus Pardalaspis

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Subgenus Pterandrus

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Subgenus unknown

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References

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  1. ^ Aluja, Martin; Norrbom, Allen (eds.). Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior. doi:10.1201/9781420074468.
  2. ^ Copeland, R.S.; Wharton, R.A.; Luke, Q.; Meyer, M. de; Lux, S.; Zenz, N.; Machera, P.; Okumu, M. (2006). "Geographic Distribution, Host Fruit, and Parasitoids of African Fruit Fly Pests Ceratitis anonae, Ceratitis cosyra, Ceratitis fasciventris, and Ceratitis rosa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kenya". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 99 (2): –. ISSN 0013-8746.
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