''Dectodesis luctans'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''
Dectodesis
''Dectodesis'' is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Species
*''Dectodesis bulligera'' (Mario Bezzi, Bezzi, 1924)
*''Dectodesis bullosa'' (Mario Bezzi, Bezzi, 1924)
*''Dectodesis comis'' (Munro, 1954)
*''Dectodesis c ...
'' of the family
Tephritidae
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila
''Drosophila'' () is a ge ...
.
Distribution
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
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References
Tephritinae
Insects described in 1929
Diptera of Africa
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