| Phytalmia | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Diptera | 
| Family: | Tephritidae | 
| Subfamily: | Phytalmiinae | 
| Tribe: | Phytalmiini | 
| Genus: | Phytalmia Gerstaecker, 1860  | 
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Phytalmia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3] The males of some species are noted for their hornlike projections on their heads, which are used for fighting.
Species
- Phytalmia alcicornis (Saunders, 1861)
 - Phytalmia antilocapra McAlpine & Schneider, 1978
 - Phytalmia biarmata Malloch, 1939
 - Phytalmia cervicornis Gerstaecker, 1860
 - Phytalmia megalotis Gerstaecker, 1860
 - Phytalmia mouldsi McAlpine & Schneider, 1978
 - Phytalmia robertsi Schneider, 1993
 
References
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