"Tephritidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A large family of fruit flies in the order DIPTERA, comprising over 4,500 species in about 100 genera. They have patterned wings and brightly colored bodies and are found predominantly in the tropical latitudes.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D033621 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.850 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Fruit Fly, QueenslandFruit Fly, QueenslandFlies, Queensland FruitFly, Queensland FruitFruit Flies, QueenslandQueensland Fruit FliesQueensland Fruit FlyBactrocera tryoniBactrocera tryonustryoni, Bactrocera
 Fruit Fly, MexicanFruit Fly, MexicanFlies, Mexican FruitFly, Mexican FruitFruit Flies, MexicanMexican Fruit FliesMexican Fruit FlyAnastrepha ludensAnastrepha ludenluden, Anastrepha
 Fruit Fly, CaribbeanFruit Fly, CaribbeanCaribbean Fruit FliesCaribbean Fruit FlyFlies, Caribbean FruitFly, Caribbean FruitFruit Flies, CaribbeanAnastrepha suspensaAnastrepha suspensassuspensas, Anastrepha
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Tephritidae" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Repeated freezing induces a trade-off between cryoprotection and egg production in the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis. J Exp Biol. 2018 08 13; 221(Pt 15). 
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								Seasonal accumulation of acetylated triacylglycerols by a freeze-tolerant insect. J Exp Biol. 2014 May 01; 217(Pt 9):1580-7.