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Hydrellia prosternalis Deeming 1977

Description

Hydrellia prosternalis Deeming, 1977

Hydrellia prosternalis Deeming, 1977: 338. Holotype, male. Nigeria (Ibadan) (BMNH).

Distribution: AF: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria. PA: Egypt.

Egyptian localities: Eastern Desert: Ismailiya, Port Said. Lower Nile Valley & Delta: All Delta. [This species is recorded from rice fields (Isa et al. 1979; Sherif et al. 1997 & 1999; Soliman et al. 1997; Sherif et al. 2005)].

Dates of collection: May to August.

Notes

Published as part of El-Hawagry, Magdi S., Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz & Ebrahim, Ayman M., 2018, Catalogue of the Egyptian Ephydroidea (Diptera: Schizophora: Acalyptratae), pp. 201-246 in Zootaxa 4444 (3) on page 217, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4444.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1309626

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH
Family
Ephydridae
Genus
Hydrellia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Deeming
Species
prosternalis
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Hydrellia prosternalis Deeming, 1977 sec. El-Hawagry, Zatwarnicki & Ebrahim, 2018

References

  • Isa, A. L., Ismail, I. I. & Farrag, L. M. (1979) Certain ecological studies on the rice leafminer, Hydrellia prosternalis Deeming in Egypt (Diptera: Ephydridae). Agricultural Research Review, 57 (1), 53 - 62.
  • Sherif, M. R., Khodair, I. & El-Habashy, M. (1997) Cultural practices to manage the rice leaf miner, Hydrellia prosternalis (Diptera: Ephydridae) in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 75 (3), 611 - 622.
  • Sherif, M. R., Abdallah, F. E. & Soliman, A. M. (1999) Major insects of rice plants inEgypt and their management. Advances in Agricultural Research in Egypt, 2 (3), 188 - 219.
  • Soliman, A. M., Abd-El-Basir, S. & Abou-El-Ela, R. G. (1997) Varietal resistance: field evaluation and screening of certain rice materials against the rice leaf miner, Hydrellia prosternalis Deem. and role of some factors in plant relative resistance. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 75 (1), 121 - 136.
  • Sherif, M. R., Hendawy, A. S. & El-Habashy, M. M. (2005) Management of rice insect pests. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 83 (5 A), 111 - 130.