Apodacus
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Apodacus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae
. It is now considered a synonym of Bactrocera
.
Tephritidae
Tephritidae is one of two fly families referred to as "fruit flies", the other family being Drosophilidae. Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila , which is often called the "common fruit fly". There are nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid...
. It is now considered a synonym of Bactrocera
Bactrocera
Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with more than 500 species currently described.-Name:The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek bakter "rod" and kera "horn".-Systematics:Many subgenera are defined within this...
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