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A shoot-fly, Atherigona ramu sp. n. (Diptera: Muscidae), attacking sugarcane in Papua New Guinea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

A. C. Pont
A. C. Pont
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.
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Abstract

The shoot-fly Atherigona ramu sp. n. is described from Papua New Guinea. It was reared from sugarcane at the agronomy centre of Ramu Sugar Ltd, Gusap, Papua New Guinea, and is also known from other parts of Papua New Guinea.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 78 , Issue 1 , March 1988 , pp. 151 - 154
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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