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A key for the identification of Afrotropical species of the shoot-fly subgenus Atherigona of Atherigona (Diptera: Muscidae), with a description of some new species from Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. C. Dike
M. C. Dike
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Protection, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Abstract

A key for the identification of males of all Afrotropical species of the subgenus Atherigona of Atherigona described to date is presented. Four new species, A. alaotrana sp. n. from Madagascar, A. bowdeni sp. n. from Uganda, A. dentifolia sp. n. from Kenya and A. palpalis sp. n. from Nigeria, are described.

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Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 79 , Issue 4 , November 1989 , pp. 545 - 566
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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