Diarrhegma Explained

Diarrhegma is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are two species:^[1]

• Diarrhegma modestum - India, Sri Lanka
• Diarrhegma paritii ^{[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]

Notes and References

1. Australian Entomologist. 2015. 42 . 3. 107-126. A review of the tree, fig and fruit-infesting flies of the Aethiothemara, Diarrhegma, Dirioxa and Themaroides groups Of genera (Diptera: Tephritidae: Acanthonevrini). Hancock, David L..
2. Web site: ITIS Standard Report - Error . 2016-06-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312100559/http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt . 2009-03-12 .
3. Web site: Diarrhegma - Nomen.at - animals and plants .
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150327011528/http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053 . 2015-03-27 .
5. 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.