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Ceratodacus

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Ceratodacus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Blepharoneurinae
Genus: Ceratodacus
Hendel, 1914
Type species
Ceratodacus longicornis
Hendel, 1914

Ceratodacus is a genus of tephritid fruitfly. The type species Ceratodacus longicornis is found in South America in Brazil, Guyana and Peru. Nothing is known about its host plant. A second species, Ceratodacus priscus Norrbom & Condon, 2000 has been described from Dominican amber (Upper Eocene, age estimates vary widely from 15 to 45 million years).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Norrbom, Allen L.; Condon, Marty A. Condon (2001). "Phylogeny of the Subfamily Blepharoneurinae". In Aluja, Martin; Norrbom, A.L. (eds.). Fruit flies (Tephritidae) : phylogeny and evolution of behavior. CRC Press. pp. 141–143. doi:10.1201/9781420074468.sec3 (inactive 2024-11-11). ISBN 978-0-8493-1275-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)