Ptosanthus Explained

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

Species

• Ptosanthus aida (Hering, 1937)^[2]
• Ptosanthus helvus (Loew, 1861)^[3]

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. Hering . E.M. . Neue Bohrfliegen aus der Beckerschen Sammlung. (Dipt.) (16. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Trypetidae) . Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin . 1937 . 22 . 244–264..
3. Loew . H. . Ueber die afrikanischen Trypetina . Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift . 1861 . 5 . 253–306, pl. II . 17 February 2021.