The Diptera ('true flies' or 'two-winged flies') constitute one of the largest orders of insects, with more than 160,000 species known worldwide and at least as many more still awaiting discovery.
The Florida Entomologist Vol. 90, No. 1, Mar., 2007 Sexual Performance of Mass Reared and Wi... Sexual Performance of Mass Reared and Wild Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Various ...
Reliable methods are needed for assessing sexual maturity in field-captured tephritid fruit flies. To provide such a tool for female Caribbean fruit flies, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), this study ...