Phytalmia

Phytalmia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Phytalmiinae
Tribe: Phytalmiini
Genus:
Gerstaecker, 1860
Synonyms
  • Archiphytalmia Enderlein, 1936
  • Elaphomyia Saunders, 1861

Phytalmia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3] The males of some species are noted for their hornlike projections on their heads, which are used for fighting.

Species

References

  1. ^ "Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Search Results".
  2. ^ "Phytalmia - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
  3. ^ "Search".


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