PediapeltaPediapelta is a monotypic genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.SpeciesPediapelta spadicescens Munro, 1947 is found in South Africa.Dicheniotes aeneus, D. alexina, D. asmarensis, D. enzoria, D. parviguttatus, D. sokotrensis and D. ternarius were transferred fromPediapelta by Hancock.