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Atherigona

Atherigona is a genus of flies in the family Muscidae.[1][2]

Atherigona
Atherigona reversura
Atherigona reversura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Atherigona
Rondani, 1856

Pests edit

Larvae of some Atherigona species are important pests in cultivation of cereals, like rice and maize. Many are known as shoot flies. Some important species include:[3][4][5][6]

Species edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Couri, Márcia S. (2007). "A key to the Afrotropical genera of Muscidae (Diptera)" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 24 (1). Curitiba, Brasil: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia: 175–184. doi:10.1590/s0101-81752007000100022. ISSN 0085-5626. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. ^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Kalaisekar, A.; Padmaja, P.G.; Bhagwat, V.R.; Patil, J.V. (2017). Insect Pests of Millets: Systematics, Bionomics, and Management. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4.
  4. ^ Gahukar, Ruparao T; Reddy, Gadi V P; Royer, Tom (2019). "Management of Economically Important Insect Pests of Millet". Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 10 (1). doi:10.1093/jipm/pmz026. ISSN 2155-7470.
  5. ^ Prasad, G.S.; Babu, K.S. (2016). "Insect Pest Resistance in Pearl Millet and Small Millets". Biotic Stress Resistance in Millets. pp. 147–169. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-804549-7.00005-6. ISBN 9780128045497.
  6. ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
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