Paracantha

Paracantha
Paracantha cultaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Tephritidae
Genus:Paracantha
Coquillett, 1899
Type species
Trypeta culta
Wiedemann, 1830
Synonyms[1]
  • Neorhabdochaeta Malloch, 1941

Paracantha is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are about 10 described species in Paracantha.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Paracantha:

  • Paracantha australis Malloch, 1933 i c g
  • Paracantha culta (Wiedemann, 1830) i c g b
  • Paracantha cultaris (Coquillett, 1894) i c g b
  • Paracantha dentata Aczel, 1952 i c g
  • Paracantha forficula Benjamin, 1934 i c g
  • Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941 i c g
  • Paracantha gentilis Hering, 1940 i c g b
  • Paracantha haywardi Aczel, 1952 i c g
  • Paracantha multipuncta Malloch, 1941 i c g
  • Paracantha ruficallosa Hering, 1937 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paracantha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Paracantha". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Paracantha". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "Paracantha Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
  • Doorenweerd, C.; Leblanc, L.; Norrbom, A.L.; Jose, M.S.; et al. (2018). "A global checklist of the 932 fruit fly species in the tribe Dacini (Diptera, Tephritidae)". ZooKeys. 730. doi:10.3897/zookeys.730.21786.
  • Foote, Richard H.; Blanc, P.L.; Norrbom, Allen L. (1993). Handbook of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America North of Mexico. Cornell University Press (Comstock Publishing). doi:10.1086/418796.
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
  • Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M.; et al. (1998). Thompson, F.C., ed. Systematic database of names. Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. Myia. 9. pp. 65–251. ISBN 90-5782-013-7.

  • "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  • Media related to Paracantha at Wikimedia Commons


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