Atherigona
Atherigona is a genus of flies in the family Muscidae.
Pests
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:- Atherigona approximata : affects Pennisetum typhoides, Sorghum bicolor
- Atherigona atripalpis : affects Setaria italica
- Atherigona biseta: affects Setaria italica, Setaria viridis
- Atherigona falcata : affects Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa frumentacea, Echinochloa stagnina, Panicum sumatrense
- Atherigona hyalinipennis
- Atherigona miliaceae : affects Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense
- Atherigona naqvii : affects Triticum aestivum, Zea mays
- Atherigona orientalis
- Atherigona oryzae : affects Oryza sativa, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Triticum aestivum, Zea mays
- Atherigona pulla : affects Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Setaria italica
- Atherigona punctata : affects Triticum aestivum
- Atherigona reversura : affects Cynodon dactylon
- Atherigona simplex : affects Paspalum scrobiculatum
- Atherigona soccata : affects Sorghum bicolor, Zea mays, ''Eleusine coracana''