Three new species of fruit flies identified

Friday, October 2, 2015 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers recently described three new species of Acanthiophilus, a genus of fruit flies that infest plants of the tribe Cardueae (thistles) within the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus live in Africa, the Canary Islands, Europe, and Asia.

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