Ceratitis is a genus of tephritid fruit flies with about 80 species. One of the best known species is Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly.

The genus contains several subgenera:

• Acropteromma
• Ceratalaspis
• Ceratitis
• Hoplolophomyia
• Pardalaspis
• Pterandrus

Species

Subgenus Acropteromma

Subgenus Ceratalaspis

Subgenus Ceratitis

Subgenus Hoplolophomyia

Subgenus Pardalaspis

Subgenus Pterandrus

Subgenus unknown

Ceratites ("Horn Stone") is an extinct genus of ammonite cephalopod that lived in marine habitats in what is now Europe, Asia, and North America during the Triassic. It has a ceratitic suture pattern on its shell (smooth lobes and frilly saddles). Evolution of the frilly saddles is thought to be due to increased pressure on the shell, at greater depth. The frilly pattern would increase the strength of the shell and allow Ceratites to dive deeper, possibly in search of food.^{[citation needed]}

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