Diarrhegma
| Diarrhegma | |
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| Diarrhegma modestum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Tribe: | Acanthonevrini |
| Genus: | Diarrhegma Bezzi, 1913 |
Diarrhegma is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are two species:[1]
- Diarrhegma modestum (Fabricius, 1805) - India, Sri Lanka
- Diarrhegma paritii (Doleschall, 1856)[2][3][4] - Southeast Asia - Vietnam, Thailand, West Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia (Java, Sumba) and southern Philippines Philippines (Mindanao, Palawan);
Males offer a nuptial feeding gift to females in courtship. The secrete a foamy material from the mouth onto a leaf substrate which attracts the female. The male copulates after the female accepts the gift and begins to feed on it.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Hancock, David L. (2015). "A review of the tree, fig and fruit-infesting flies of the Aethiothemara, Diarrhegma, Dirioxa and Themaroides groups Of genera (Diptera: Tephritidae: Acanthonevrini)". Australian Entomologist. 42 (3): 107–126.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report - Error". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ "Diarrhegma - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ David, K.J.; Sachin, K.; Hancock, D. L.; Salini, S. (2022). "Mating trophallaxis in Diarrhegma modestum (Fabricius) (Diptera: Tephritidae: Phytalmiinae)". Indian Entomologist. 3 (1): 27–28.