Carpophthoromyia is a small genus of Afrotropical picture-winged flies (Tephritidae).[2] They are usually darkly coloured and of medium size, and mostly develop in the fruit of various species of Drypetes (Putranjivaceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae).[2] Carpophthoromyia is closely related to Perilampsis. There are 17 recognised species:[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Dacinae |
| Tribe: | Ceratitidini |
| Genus: | Carpophthoromyia Austen, 1910 [1] |
Species
edit- Carpophthoromyia debeckeri De Meyer, 2006
- Carpophthoromyia dimidiata Bezzi, 1924
- Carpophthoromyia dividua De Meyer, 2006
- Carpophthoromyia flavofasciata De Meyer, 2006
- Carpophthoromyia interrupta De Meyer, 2006
- Carpophthoromyia litterata (Munro, 1933)
- Carpophthoromyia nigribasis (Enderlein, 1920)
- Carpophthoromyia procera (Enderlein, 1920)
- Carpophthoromyia pseudotritea Bezzi, 1918
- Carpophthoromyia radulata De Meyer, 2006
- Carpophthoromyia schoutedeni De Meyer, 2006
- Carpophthoromyia scutellata (Walker, 1853)
- Carpophthoromyia speciosa Hancock, 1984
- Carpophthoromyia tessmanni (Enderlein, 1920)
- Carpophthoromyia tritea (Walker, 1849)
- Carpophthoromyia virgata De Meyer, 2006
- Carpophthoromyia vittata (Fabricius, 1794)
References
edit- ^ "Carpophthoromyia Austen, 1910". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b c Marc De Meyer (2006). "Systematic revision of the fruit fly genus Carpophthoromyia Austen (Diptera, Tephritidae)" (PDF abstract). Zootaxa. 1235: 1–48.