Dicheniotes ternarius is a species of tephritid or fruit flies (Tephritidae). It was previously placed in the genus Pediapelta.Hancock, D. L. (2012). Systematic and distributional notes on some Australasian and African species of Platensina Enderlein and Dicheniotes Munro (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae), with description of a new species of Dicheniotes from Kenya. The Australian Entomologist, 39(4), 305-320.

Distribution Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa.

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