Carpophthorella Hendel, 1914

Chua, T. H., 2003, New bamboo-shoot flies from Peninsular Malaysia (Diptera: Tephritidae: Ceratitidinae), Journal of Natural History 37 (4), pp. 463-472 : 464

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/713834705

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4653802

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scientific name

Carpophthorella Hendel
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Carpophthorella Hendel View in CoL

Carpophthorella Hendel, 1914: 80 View in CoL ; 1915: 448. Type species Carpophthorella magnifica Hendel View in CoL , by original designation.

The genus Carpophthorella Hendel View in CoL is a small genus and appears to be closely related to Chaetellipsis Bezzi View in CoL , except the males of Chaetellipsis View in CoL lack frontal setae. Larvae of Carpophthorella View in CoL spp. feed on bamboo shoots, but only the females appear to be attracted to cut shoots. A good description of the genus has been given by Hancock and Drew (1999).

The work of Hardy (1988) and Hancock and Drew (1999) indicates there are only four Carpophthorella spp. in Asia, namely C. capillata (Bezzi) , C. magnifica Hendel , C. nigrifascia (Walker) and C. semipennata Hering. These are placed in two groups, one containing species with sexes slightly dissimilar ( magnifica and nigrifascia ), while the other consists of species with very dissimilar sexes ( capillata and semipennata ).

Including the new species described here ( C. sookae ) but excluding C. semipennata (see Remarks below), there are now three species of Carpophthorella from Malaysia, namely C. capillata (Bezzi) and C. nigrifasica (Walker) from East Malaysia, and C. sookae new species from Peninsular Malaysia.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Tephritidae

Loc

Carpophthorella Hendel

Chua, T. H. 2003
2003
Loc

Carpophthorella

HENDEL, F. G. 1915: 448
HENDEL, F. G. 1914: 80
1914
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