Trypetini

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Trypetini is a tribe of true fruit flies within the Trypetinae ( Tephritidae). Comparative morphological studies of over 250 tephritid established this group as monophyletic, comprising two subtribes: Trypetina and Chetostomatina. The classification was originally developed in a 1992 dissertation and subsequently adopted with modifications by major tephritid publications. The tribe has a global distribution.

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Trypeta flaveola by (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda. Used under a CC-BY license.

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How to pronounce Trypetini: //trɨˈpɛtɪnaɪ//

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Distribution

Global distribution; recorded from all over the world.

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Classification history

The modern classification of Trypetini was established through comparative morphological study of more than 250 tephritid , redefining the tribe as monophyletic with two subtribes (Trypetina and Chetostomatina). This system originated in Han 1992 Ph.D. dissertation and was subsequently modified and adopted in major tephritid publications.