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, cells , protein , brain Bactrocera Ceratitis Paracantha
Rhagoletis Tephritis Urophora Euaresta Xyphosia hundreds more
Tephritidae is one of two fly families referred to as "fruit
flies". Tephritidae does not include the biological model
organisms of the genus Drosophila, which is often called the
"common fruit fly". Drosophila is, instead, the type genus of
the second "fruit fly" family, Drosophilidae. There are nearly
5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly, categorized in
almost 500 genera. Description, recategorization, and genetic
analysis are constantly changing the taxonomy of this family. To
distinguish them from the Drosophilidae, the Tephritidae are
sometimes called peacock flies. Tephritid fruit flies are of
major importance in agriculture. Some have negative effects,
some positive. Various species of fruit fly cause damage to
fruit and other plant crops. The genus Bactrocera is of
worldwide notoriety for its destructive impac