Tephritidae
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The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
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Korneyev V.A. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships among higher groups of Tephritidae. In: Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behaviour (eds M Aluja & A Norrbom), pp. 73–112. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.
Norrbom, A.L. (editor). 2004. Tephritidae phylogeny. Tephritidae on the Diptera Site (not peer-reviewed material). http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/tephriti/TephPhyl.htm, accessed on 25 Mar. 2008.
Seguraa, M.D., C. Callejasa, M.P. Fernándeza and M.D. Ochandoa. 2006. New contributions towards the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships among economically important fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Bull. Entomol. Research. 96:279-288
Information on the Internet
- Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Taxonomy Pages. Resource on all aspects of Tephritidae.
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Scientific Name | Bactrocera cucurbitae |
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Comments | melon fly |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
Source | #1317036 |
Source Collection | Bugwood Network/Forestry Images |
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Copyright | © Scott Bauer, USDA ARS |
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2008. Tephritidae. Version 26 March 2008 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Tephritidae/10679/2008.03.26 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/