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Mesoclanis

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

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Mesoclanis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Tephritini
Genus: Mesoclanis
Munro, 19381
Type species
Trypeta dubia
Walker, 18532

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

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References

  1. Munro, H. K. (1938). "New genera of African Trypetidae (Dipt.)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B. 7: 117–120. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1938.tb01257.x.
  2. Walker, Frances (1853). Diptera. Part IV, pp. 253-474, pls. 7-8. In [Saunders, W. W. (ed.)], Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Sauders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. 1. London: Van Voorst. pp. 1–474.
  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.
  4. 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.
  5. Hering, E.M. (1944). "Neue Gattungen und Arten von Fruchtfliegen der Erde". Siruna Seva. 5: 1–17.
  6. Bezzi, M. (1924). "South African trypaneid Diptera in the collection of the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 19: 449–577. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. Bezzi, Mario (1920). "Notes on the Ethiopian fruit-flies of the family Trypaneidae, other than Dacus --III". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 10: 211–272. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. Munro, H.K. (1931). "New Trypetidae (Dipt.) from South Africa, II". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 22: 115–126.