Acanthiophilus

Acanthiophilus
Acanthiophilus helianthi Netherlands
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Tephritoidea
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Tephritini
Genus: Acanthiophilus
Becker, 1908
Range of Acanthiophilus in Europe

Acanthiophilus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1]

Species

  • A. brunneus Munro, 1934
  • A. ciconia Munro, 1957
  • A. helianthi (Rossi, 1794)
  • A. lugubris Hering, 1939
  • A. minor Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015[2]
  • A. summissus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015[2]
  • A. unicus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015[2]
  • A. walkeri (Wollaston, 1858)

The following have been reassigned to other genera:[2]

  • A. astrophorus Hering, 1939
  • A. coarctatus Hering, 1942
  • A. koehleri Hering, 1940
  • A. melanoxanthus Hering, 1938
  • A. trypaneodes Hering, 1937

Global distribution

Acanthiophilus is a predominantly Afrotropical genus. One species, A. helianthi is also found in Europe on the Italian mainland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Outside of Europe, it can also be found in the Near East region,[3] as well as at the Canary islands, in India and Sri-Lanka.

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 3 4 Morgulis, Elizabeth; Freidberg, Amnon; Dorchin, Netta (2015). "Phylogenetic Revision of Acanthiophilus (Diptera: Tephritidae), With a Description of Three New Species and a Discussion of Zoogeography". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 108 (6): 1060–1087. doi:10.1093/aesa/sav087.
  3. ↑ "Acanthiophilus Becker, 1908". Fauna Europaea version 2.2. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  • "Study Describes Three New Species of Fruit Flies and Revises Their Genus". Entomology Today. Entomological Society of America. October 2, 2015.


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