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Mesoclanis optanda

Mesoclanis optanda is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Mesoclanis of the family Tephritidae.

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Mesoclanis optanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Tephritini
Genus: Mesoclanis
Species:
M. optanda
Binomial name
Mesoclanis optanda
Munro, 19501
Synonyms
  • Mesoclanis optander Cogan & Munro, 19802

Mesoclanis optanda is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Mesoclanis of the family Tephritidae.3

Distribution

South Africa.

References

References

  1. Munro, H.K. (1950). "Trypetid flies (Diptera) associated with the Calendulae, plants of the family Compositae in South Africa. I. A bio-taxonomic study of the genus Mesoclanis". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 13: 37–52. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. Cogan, Kenneth B.H.; Munro, H.K. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8.
  3. Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.