Stenodiplosis sorghicola
Stenodiplosis sorghicola, the sorghum midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] It is a pest of millets. The species is native to Africa and is also found in India. During the rainy season, it feeds on the developing grains of pearl millet plants.[5]
| Stenodiplosis sorghicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Sciaroidea |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Stenodiplosis |
| Species: | S. sorghicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillett, 1899) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- "Contarinia sorghicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- "Contarinia sorghicola species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- "Contarinia sorghicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- "Contarinia sorghicola Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
Further reading
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
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