Goniurellia tridens
Goniurellia tridens is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Goniurellia of the family Tephritidae.[2] Each wing of a Goniurellia tridens fly is transparent and bears a “precisely detailed image of an ant-like insect”.[3]
| Goniurellia tridens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Tephritini |
| Genus: | Goniurellia |
| Species: | G. tridens |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniurellia tridens | |
| Synonyms | |
Distribution
Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, Canary Islands.
References
- Hendel, F. (1910). "Über acalyptrate Musciden". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. Wien: E. Reitter. 29: 101–127. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.
- Zacharias, Anna (Jul 28, 2012). "Fruit fly with the wings of beauty". National News UAE. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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