''Sphenella atra'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''

Sphenella ''Sphenella'' is a genus of the family (taxonomy), family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies. Species *''Sphenella atra'' Munro, 1957 *''Sphenella aureliani'' Gheorghiu, 1985 *''Sphenella crenata'' Munro, 1957 *''Sphenella deletrix'' Munr ...

'' 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 ...

References

Tephritinae Insects described in 1957 Diptera of Africa {{tephritinae-stub