Pelmatops
Genus of flies
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Pelmatops is a genus of tephritid fruit flies.[1][2][3] They are sexually dimorphic, with females having shorter eye stalks than males. Eggs are usually laid in Rubus plants, wherein a larva usually lives within the stem of the plant until pupation. [4]
| Pelmatops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Trypetinae |
| Genus: | Pelmatops |
Species
- Pelmatops fukienensis Zia & Chen, 1954
- Pelmatops ichneumone Westwood, 1850