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Descriptor English: Tephritidae
Descriptor Spanish: Tephritidae
Descriptor Tephritidae
Scope note: Gran familia de moscas de la fruta del orden DIPTERA, que comprende más de 4.500 especies de unos 100 géneros. Tienen alas con diseños y cuerpos de colores vivos. Se encuentran principalmente en latitudes tropicales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tephritidae
Descriptor French: Tephritidae
Entry term(s): Anastrepha
Anastrepha luden
Anastrepha ludens
Anastrepha suspensa
Anastrepha suspensas
Anastrephas
Bactrocera
Bactrocera tryoni
Bactrocera tryonus
Bactroceras
Caribbean Fruit Flies
Caribbean Fruit Fly
Flies, Caribbean Fruit
Flies, Mexican Fruit
Flies, Queensland Fruit
Fly, Caribbean Fruit
Fly, Mexican Fruit
Fly, Queensland Fruit
Fruit Flies, Caribbean
Fruit Flies, Mexican
Fruit Flies, Queensland
Fruit Fly, Caribbean
Fruit Fly, Mexican
Fruit Fly, Queensland
Mexican Fruit Flies
Mexican Fruit Fly
Queensland Fruit Flies
Queensland Fruit Fly
Rhagoleti
Rhagoletis
Trypetidae
luden, Anastrepha
suspensas, Anastrepha
tryoni, Bactrocera
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D033621
Scope note: A large family of fruit flies in the order DIPTERA, comprising over 4,500 species in about 100 genera. They have patterned wings and brightly colored bodies and are found predominantly in the tropical latitudes.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Diptera (1967-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36556
Unique ID: D033621
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Tephritidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0403547
Scope note A large family of fruit flies in the order DIPTERA, comprising over 4,500 species in about 100 genera. They have patterned wings and brightly colored bodies and are found predominantly in the tropical latitudes.
Preferred term Tephritidae
Entry term(s) Trypetidae
Bactrocera - Narrower
Concept UI M0404692
Scope note Genus in the family TEPHRITIDAE that includes the Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tyroni.
Preferred term Bactrocera
Entry term(s) Bactroceras
Rhagoletis - Narrower
Concept UI M0404693
Scope note Genus in the family TEPHRITIDAE that includes the apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella and the blueberry fruit fly Rhagoletis mendax.
Preferred term Rhagoletis
Entry term(s) Rhagoleti
Fruit Fly, Queensland - Narrower
Concept UI M0404695
Preferred term Fruit Fly, Queensland
Entry term(s) Bactrocera tryoni
Bactrocera tryonus
Flies, Queensland Fruit
Fly, Queensland Fruit
Fruit Flies, Queensland
Queensland Fruit Flies
Queensland Fruit Fly
tryoni, Bactrocera
Fruit Fly, Mexican - Narrower
Concept UI M0404696
Preferred term Fruit Fly, Mexican
Entry term(s) Anastrepha luden
Anastrepha ludens
Flies, Mexican Fruit
Fly, Mexican Fruit
Fruit Flies, Mexican
Mexican Fruit Flies
Mexican Fruit Fly
luden, Anastrepha
Anastrepha - Narrower
Concept UI M0404691
Scope note Genus in the family TEPHRITIDAE that includes the Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens and Caribbean fruit fly Anastrepha suspensa.
Preferred term Anastrepha
Entry term(s) Anastrephas
Fruit Fly, Caribbean - Narrower
Concept UI M0404697
Preferred term Fruit Fly, Caribbean
Entry term(s) Anastrepha suspensa
Anastrepha suspensas
Caribbean Fruit Flies
Caribbean Fruit Fly
Flies, Caribbean Fruit
Fly, Caribbean Fruit
Fruit Flies, Caribbean
suspensas, Anastrepha



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