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Definition: Ceratitis

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Mediterranean fruit flies.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Ceratitis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1829. (references)

Common Expressions: Ceratitis

Expressions Definition
Ceratitis capitata Small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Ceratitis Mediterranean fruit flies. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Ceratitis


Ceratitis

Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis capitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Dacinae
Tribe: Ceratidini
Genus: Ceratitis
Macleay, 1829
Diversity
79 species
Species

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Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species.

The genus contains several subgenera:

  • Acropteromma
  • Ceratalaspis
  • Ceratitis
  • Hoplolophomyia
  • Pardalaspis
  • Pterandrus

Species

External links

On the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Ceratitis". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: Ceratitis

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ceratitis 14     Ceratitis 14
Ceratitis capitata 9     Ceratitis capitata 9

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Synonym: Ceratitis
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

genus Ceratitis.
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