Zonosemata
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Zonosemata is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae
, comprising six species from North America
and one from South America
. The species are as follows:
Tephritidae
Tephritidae is one of two fly families referred to as "fruit flies", the other family being Drosophilidae. Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila , which is often called the "common fruit fly". There are nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid...
, comprising six species from North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and one from South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. The species are as follows:
- Zonosemata cocoyoc Bush, 1965
- Zonosemata electa (Say, 1830)
- Zonosemata macgregori Hernandez-Ortiz, 1989
- Zonosemata minuta Bush, 1965
- Zonosemata scutellata (Hendel, 1936)
- Zonosemata vidrapennis Bush, 1965
- Zonosemata vittigera (Coquillett, 1899)