Rioxa is a genus of tephritid (fruit flies) in the family
Tephritidae. The genera ''Rioxa'' and related ''Hexacinia'' and ''Cribrorioxa'' are distributed in South and Southeast Asia from India and Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines. Only a few species extend east of Borneo to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. ''Rioxa'' breeds on fallen logs inside forests.
Male ''Rioxa sexmaculata'' display on suitable fallen logs with bark beetle holes by inflating pleural vesicles at the base of abdominal segment 5 and raising their abdomen and walk in circle around a spot. They are thought to exude pheromones which attract females. After copulation the male guards the female which lays its eggs in the holes made by bark beetles.
Species
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Rioxa discalis
Rioxa is a genus of tephritid (fruit flies) in the family Tephritidae. The genera ''Rioxa'' and related ''Hexacinia'' and ''Cribrorioxa'' are distributed in South and Southeast Asia from India and Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines. Only a ...
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( Walker, 1861)
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Rioxa erebus''
Rondani, 1875
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Rioxa lanceolata
Rioxa is a genus of tephritid (fruit flies) in the family Tephritidae. The genera ''Rioxa'' and related ''Hexacinia'' and ''Cribrorioxa'' are distributed in South and Southeast Asia from India and Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines. Only a ...
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Walker, 1856
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Rioxa lucifer''
Hering, 1941
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Rioxa manto''
(Osten Sacken
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History
The origins of the family are traced to 14th century. In 16 ...
, 1882)
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Rioxa megispilota''
Hardy
Hardy may refer to:
People
* Hardy (surname)
* Hardy (given name)
* Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica
* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land
* Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island
* Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands
Australia
* Hardy, Sout ...
, 1970
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Rioxa sexmaculata''
( Wulp, 1880)
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Rioxa vinnula''
Hardy
Hardy may refer to:
People
* Hardy (surname)
* Hardy (given name)
* Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica
* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land
* Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island
* Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands
Australia
* Hardy, Sout ...
, 1973
References
Phytalmiinae
Tephritidae genera
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