Mesoclanis Explained

Mesoclanis is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.^[1]

Species

• Mesoclanis bruneata Munro, 1950^[2]
• Mesoclanis campiglossina Hering, 1944^[3]
• Mesoclanis cribripennis (Bezzi, 1924)^[4]
• Mesoclanis dubia (Walker, 1853)
• Mesoclanis hyalineata Munro, 1950^[2]
• Mesoclanis magnipalpis (Bezzi, 1920)^[5]
• Mesoclanis optanda Munro, 1950^[2]
• Mesoclanis ovalis Munro, 1950^[2]
• Mesoclanis polana (Munro, 1931)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Norrbom . A.L. . Carroll . L.E. . Thompson . F.C. . White . I.M . Freidberg . A. . Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. . Myia . 1999 . 9 . vii + 524.
2. Munro . H.K. . Trypetid flies (Diptera) associated with the Calendulae, plants of the family Compositae in South Africa. I. A bio-taxonomic study of the genus Mesoclanis . Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa . 1950 . 13 . 37–52 . 19 April 2021.
3. Hering . E.M. . Neue Gattungen und Arten von Fruchtfliegen der Erde . Siruna Seva . 1944 . 5 . 1–17.
4. Bezzi . M. . South African trypaneid Diptera in the collection of the South African Museum . Annals of the South African Museum . 1924 . 19 . 449–577 . 1 February 2021.
5. Bezzi . Mario . Notes on the Ethiopian fruit-flies of the family Trypaneidae, other than Dacus --III . Bulletin of Entomological Research . 1920 . 10 . 211–272 . 26 February 2021.
6. Munro . H.K. . New Trypetidae (Dipt.) from South Africa, II . Bulletin of Entomological Research . 1931 . 22 . 115–126.