Tephritinae
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Acrotaeniini
Acrotaeniini fruit flies
Acrotaeniini is a tribe of tephritid fruit flies within the subfamily Tephritinae, established by Foote, Blanc & Norrbom in 1993. The tribe comprises eleven genera distributed primarily in the New World, including the well-known genus Tomoplagia. Members are characterized by distinctive wing patterns and are associated with various host plants. The tribe has been documented in at least 601 observations on iNaturalist, indicating moderate field recognition.
Dithrycini
Dithrycini is a tribe of fruit flies within the subfamily Tephritinae of Tephritidae. Members are medium-sized flies approximately 4–5 mm in length. The tribe contains at least 11 genera including Dithryca (the type genus), Eurosta, Aciurina, and Platensina. Some species are associated with gall formation on host plants.
Goedenia
Goedenia is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, established by Freidberg & Norrbom in 1999. It belongs to the subfamily Tephritinae and tribe Myopitini. The genus contains at least one described species, G. steyskali, named in 2002. Like other tephritids, members of this genus are likely associated with plants, though specific biology remains poorly documented.
Jamesomyia geminata
Jamesomyia geminata is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae, originally described as Trypeta geminata by Loew in 1862. It belongs to the genus Jamesomyia within the subfamily Tephritinae and tribe Noeetini. The species has been documented from Canada and the United States, with 31 observations recorded on iNaturalist. As a tephritid fruit fly, it likely shares the family's characteristic wing patterns and association with plants, though specific biological details remain poorly documented in available sources.
Plaumannimyia
Plaumannimyia is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, established by Hering in 1938. The genus contains three described species distributed in Mexico, Guatemala, and Brazil. As members of Tephritidae, these flies likely exhibit the characteristic wing patterning and body form typical of the family, though specific morphological details for the genus remain poorly documented in available literature.
Xanthaciura
fruit flies
Xanthaciura is a genus of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) established by Hendel in 1914. It comprises 17 described species distributed in the Neotropical region, with eight species recorded from Brazil. The genus belongs to the subfamily Tephritinae, a group whose members are typically associated with Asteraceae flowers for oviposition and larval development. Xanthaciura chrysura has been documented visiting flowers of Aristolochia esperanzae (Aristolochiaceae), representing the first record of the genus associated with a plant family other than Asteraceae.
Xanthomyia
Xanthomyia is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, first described by Phillips in 1923. The genus belongs to the tribe Eutretini within the subfamily Tephritinae. Like other tephritids, members of this genus are characterized by patterned wings and are likely associated with plant hosts, though specific biological details remain poorly documented. The genus is rarely encountered, with limited observations and taxonomic study.