The Dacinae are a
subfamily
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of the fruit fly 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'' (in the family Drosophilidae ...
.
Its 39 genera are distributed among three
tribes
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:
* Tribe
Ceratitidini:
** ''
Capparimyia''
** ''
Carpophthoromyia''
** ''
Ceratitella''
** ''
Ceratitis''
** ''
Eumictoxenus''
** ''
Neoceratitis''
** ''
Nippia''
** ''
Paraceratitella''
** ''
Paratrirhithrum''
** ''
Perilampsis''
** ''
Trirhithrum''
** ''
Xanthorrachista''
* Tribe
Dacini:
** ''
Bactrocera
''Bactrocera'' is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.
Name
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used ...
''
** ''
Dacus''
** ''
Monacrostichus''
** ''
Zeugodacus
''Zeugodacus'' is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in 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 ...
''
* Tribe
Gastrozonini:
** ''
Acroceratitis''
** ''
Acrotaeniostola''
** ''
Anoplomus''
** ''
Bistrispinaria''
** ''
Carpophthorella''
** ''
Ceratitoides''
** ''
Chaetellipsis''
** ''
Chelyophora''
** ''
Clinotaenia''
** ''
Cyrtostola''
** ''
Dietheria''
** ''
Enicoptera''
** ''
Galbifascia''
** ''
Gastrozona''
** ''
Ichneumonopsis''
** ''
Leucotaeniella''
** ''
Paragastrozona
''Paragastrozona'' is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in 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 t ...
''
** ''
Paraxarnuta''
** ''
Phaeospila''
** ''
Phaeospilodes''
** ''
Proanoplomus''
** ''
Spilocosmia''
** ''
Taeniostola''
Other genera include:
:''
Xanthorrachis''
Notes:
The genera
Sinanoplomus and
Rhaibophleps
Rhaibophleps is a former genus of tephritid or fruit flies in 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 t ...
are no longer considered valid taxons as of 2008.
References
External links
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Brachycera subfamilies
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