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Tephritidae

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a fruit fly
taxon links Monophyly Uncertain[down<--]Tephritoidea Interpreting the tree
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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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Tree adapted from Korneyev 2000; Norrbom 2004; Seguraa et al. 2006.
Containing group: Tephritoidea

References

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 Tephritidae on the Diptera Site (not peer-reviewed material).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

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a fruit fly
Scientific Name Paracantha
Comments a fruit fly
Copyright © 1996
Scientific Name Bactrocera cucurbitae
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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