Paracantha

Paracantha is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are about 10 described species in Paracantha.[1][2][3][4]

Paracantha
Paracantha cultaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Genus:	Paracantha Coquillett, 1899
Type species
Trypeta culta Wiedemann, 1830
Synonyms[1]
Neorhabdochaeta Malloch, 1941

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Paracantha:

• Paracantha australis Malloch, 1933 ^{i c g}
• Paracantha culta (Wiedemann, 1830) ^{i c g b}
• Paracantha cultaris (Coquillett, 1894) ^{i c g b}
• Paracantha dentata Aczel, 1952 ^{i c g}
• Paracantha forficula Benjamin, 1934 ^{i c g}
• Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Paracantha gentilis Hering, 1940 ^{i c g b}
• Paracantha haywardi Aczel, 1952 ^{i c g}
• Paracantha multipuncta Malloch, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Paracantha ruficallosa Hering, 1937 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

1. "Paracantha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
2. "Browse Paracantha". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
3. "Paracantha". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
4. "Paracantha Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Doorenweerd, C.; Leblanc, L.; Norrbom, A.L.; Jose, M.S.; et al. (2018). "A global checklist of the 932 fruit fly species in the tribe Dacini (Diptera, Tephritidae)". ZooKeys. 730: 19–56. doi:10.3897/zookeys.730.21786. PMC 5799784. PMID 29416395.
• Foote, Richard H.; Blanc, P.L.; Norrbom, Allen L. (1993). Handbook of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America North of Mexico. Cornell University Press (Comstock Publishing). doi:10.1086/418796.
• McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
• Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M.; et al. (1998). Thompson, F.C. (ed.). Systematic database of names. Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. Myia. 9. pp. 65–251. ISBN 90-5782-013-7.

External links

• "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-05-04.
• Media related to Paracantha at Wikimedia Commons