Phytalmiinae

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Phytalmiinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Phytalmiinae
Diversity
95 genera, ca. 330 species
Genera

see text.

The Phytalmiinae are a subfamily of tephritid fruit flies.

[edit] Systematics

The Phytalmiinae are grouped into four tribes:

  • Acanthonevrini (76 genera, 281 species)
  • Epacrocerini (4 genera, 7 species)
  • Phascini (6 genera, 14 species)
  • Phytalmiini (4 genera, 22 species)

Seven species in five genera are not included in any of the above tribes.

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