Tephritidae genera

Bactrocera is a large genus of tephritid fruit flies, with close to 500 species currently described and accepted.

Tephritis is a genus of flies. It contains around 170 described species, making it the sixth largest genus in the family Tephritidae. Many more undescribed species are known from specimen collections. Tephritis occur throughout much of the world, but most are Palearctic. They can be found in a wide range of climate types, from hot semidesert to tundra. Most species inhabit the inflorescences of plants from several tribes in the family Asteraceae, and a few species cause galls to form.

thumb|Rhagoletis suavis Rhagoletis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 70 species.

Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. One of the best known species is Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly.

thumb|Tachina grossa thumb|Tachina ursina Tachina is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars.

Anastrepha is the most diverse genus of tephritid fruit flies in the American tropics and subtropics. Currently, it comprises more than 300 described species, including nine major pest species, such as the Mexican fruit fly (A. ludens), the South American fruit fly (A. fraterculus complex), the West Indian fruit fly (A. obliqua), the sapote fruit fly (A. serpentina), the Caribbean fruit fly (A. suspensa), the American guava fruit fly (A. striata), and the pumpkin fruit fly (A. grandis), as well as the papaya fruit fly (formerly Toxotrypana curvicada). As some of their names suggest, these pest

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

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

Campiglossa is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 190 described species in Campiglossa. thumb|Campiglossa plantaginis thumb|Campiglossa absinthii

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

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

Anomoia is a largely Oriental genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. The name is frequently misspelled as Anomoea, though the latter is a beetle genus. The best known non Oriental species is Anomoia purmunda (Harris, [1780]) In this species the length of the distinctively patterned wings is 3.7-5.0mm. The head and body are partly dull yellow to orange or yellow red, with strong, brown bristles. The face and lunula are yellow. The third segment of the antennae is red brown. Mesonotum with thick, grey pruinosity; mesophragm with two large brown spots. The scutellum is tomen

Acidia is a small genus of flies in the family Tephritidae. It formerly contained many species, but by some authors has since been restricted to two.

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

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

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

thumb|Larva of Procecidochares atra|P. atra in goldenrod gall Procecidochares is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.

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

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

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Euaresta is a genus of flies in the family Hamiz mohzen Tephritidae that live in plants of the closely related genera Ambrosia, Xanthium, and Dicoria, and feed on their flowers and seeds.

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

thumb|Eurosta solidaginis larva Eurosta is a genus of gall maker flies in the family Tephritidae (known as fruit flies in North America and picture wing flies in Europe). There are seven species in the genus, all in North America.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Euphranta is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 90 described species in Euphranta.

Hemilea is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. Hyleurinus is currently considered a synonym of Hemilea.

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

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

Adrama is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. Some species like Adrama austeni are found in tea plantations, where they can cause some damage.

Sphenella is a genus of the family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chetostoma is a genus of flies in the family Tephritidae, containing the following species:

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

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

Chaetostomella is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.

Metasphenisca is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are at least 25 described species in the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. Of these, 20 occur in the continental Afrotropics and two are confined to Madagascar; three species occur in the Arabian Peninsula.

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

Rhagoletotrypeta is a genus of tephritid fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. These species originated in the Americas.

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

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

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

Paracantha is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. thumb thumb thumb

Ensina is a genus of the family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies.

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

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

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