Coelotrypes fasciolatus

Coelotrypes fasciolatus
Trupanea sp. (Tephritidae), a representative member of the family Tephritidae from South Africa, the same family as Coelotrypes fasciolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Coelotrypes
Species:
C. fasciolatus
Binomial name
Coelotrypes fasciolatus
(Loew, 1863)

Coelotrypes fasciolatus is a species of tephritid fly (commonly known as fruit flies) belonging to the genus Coelotrypes in the subfamily Trypetinae of the family Tephritidae. It was first formally described by the German entomologist Hermann Loew in 1863.[1] The species is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa.[2]

Taxonomy

Coelotrypes fasciolatus was originally described by Hermann Loew in 1863. The genus Coelotrypes was later established by Italian entomologist Mario Bezzi in 1923, into which Loew's species was placed.[3]

The specific epithet fasciolatus is derived from the Latin fasciola, meaning "small band" or "stripe", a common reference to the patterned wings characteristic of many species in the family Tephritidae.[1]

The genus Coelotrypes currently contains 16 accepted species, all distributed across Africa:[3]

  • Coelotrypes circumscriptus (Hering, 1941)
  • Coelotrypes fasciolatus (Loew, 1863) — this species
  • Coelotrypes flavina (Hering, 1941)
  • Coelotrypes hammersteini (Enderlein, 1911)
  • Coelotrypes inumbratus (Munro, 1957)
  • Coelotrypes latilimbata (Enderlein, 1911)
  • Coelotrypes major (Bezzi, 1924)
  • Coelotrypes nigricornutus Hering, 1942
  • Coelotrypes nigriventris Bezzi, 1924
  • Coelotrypes pallidus Bezzi, 1924
  • Coelotrypes pulchellinus (Hering, 1940)
  • Coelotrypes pulchellus (Bezzi, 1920)
  • Coelotrypes punctilabris (Bezzi, 1928)
  • Coelotrypes ripleyi Munro, 1933
  • Coelotrypes simplex (Bezzi, 1924)
  • Coelotrypes vittatus Bezzi, 1923

Distribution

The species is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. Like all members of the genus Coelotrypes, it inhabits tropical and subtropical African environments typical of the family Tephritidae.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coelotrypes fasciolatus (Loew, 1863)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  2. ^ a b "Coelotrypes fasciolatus (Loew, 1863)". Biodiversity Advisor. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  3. ^ a b "Tephritidae catalog". Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
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