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Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
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Ceratitis

Macleay, 1829

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

The genus contains several subgenera:

  • Acropteromma
  • Ceratalaspis
  • Ceratitis
  • Hoplolophomyia
  • Pardalaspis
  • Pterandrus

Species

Subgenus Acropteromma

Subgenus Ceratalaspis

Subgenus Ceratitis

Subgenus Hoplolophomyia

Subgenus Pardalaspis

Subgenus Pterandrus

Subgenus unknown

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