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Neoceratitis efflatouni

Description

Neoceratitis efflatouni (Hendel, 1931)

Ceratitis efflatouni Hendel, 1931b: 3. Holotype. Egypt (Gebel Elba: Mersa [Marsa] Halaib) (ESEC). Holotype seems to be destroyed.

Distribution. AF: Egypt [Gebel Elba]. PA: Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian localities. Eastern Desert: Ghoubbet El-Bous. Gebel Elba: Wade Edeib.

Host plants. Unknown in Egypt. However, In Israel: Lycium schweinfurthii Dammer (Solanaceae). Source: De

Meyer & Freidberg (2012).

Dates of collection. January to July.

Notes

Published as part of El-Hawagry, Magdi S., 2017, Catalogue of Egyptian Tephritoidea (Diptera: Schizophora: Acalyptratae), pp. 151-190 in Zootaxa 4299 (2) on page 163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/843233

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ESEC
Family
Tephritidae
Genus
Neoceratitis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Hendel
Species
efflatouni
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Neoceratitis efflatouni (Hendel, 1931) sec. El-Hawagry, 2017

References

  • Hendel, F. (1931 b) Nachtrag zu den palaearktischen Trypetiden (Neue aegyptische Arten, von Prof. Efflatoun Bey gesammelt). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique d'Egypte, 15, 1 - 12.
  • De Meyer, M. & Freidberg, A. (2012) Revision of Neoceratitis, Zootaxa, 3223, 24 - 39.