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

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

Pests

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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

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See also

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References

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  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.