''Acidia'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
in the family
Tephritidae
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), w ...
. It formerly contained many species,
[Biolib]
/ref> but by some authors has since been restricted to two.
List of species
*''Acidia cognata
''Acidia cognata'' is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae.
Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe, including Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, ...
'' (Wiedemann, 1817)
References
Trypetinae
Tephritidae genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
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