A global checklist of the 932 fruit fly species in the tribe Dacini (Diptera, Tephritidae).

ABSTRACT: The correct application of the scientific names of species is neither easy nor trivial. Mistakes can lead to the wrong interpretation of research results or, when pest species are involved, inappropriate regulations and limits on trade, and possibly quarantine failures that permit the invasion of new pest species. Names are particularly challenging to manage when groups of organisms encompass a large number of species, when different workers employ different philosophical views, or when species are in a state of taxonomic flux. The fruit fly tribe Dacini is a species-rich taxon within Tephritidae and contains around a fifth of all known species in the family. About 10% of the 932 currently recognized species are pests of commercial fruits and vegetables, precipitating quarantines and trade

SUBMITTER: Doorenweerd C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5799784 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature