Meromyza americana

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Meromyza americana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chloropidae
Genus: Meromyza
Species:
M. americana
Binomial name
Meromyza americana
Fitch, 1856

Meromyza americana is a fly species in the family Chloropidae. It is a pest of millets. [1] [2]

References

  1. Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC   967265246.
  2. Inveninato Carmona, Gabriela; Rees, Jennifer; Seymour, Ron; Wright, Robert; McMechan, Anthony Justin (2019). "Wheat Stem Maggot (Diptera: Chloropidae): An Emerging Pest of Cover Crop to Corn Transition Systems". Plant Health Progress. 20 (3). The American Phytopathological Society: 147–154. Bibcode:2019PlaHP..20..147I. doi:10.1094/PHP-01-19-0009-S . Retrieved 2024-02-12. The wheat stem maggot (Meromyza americana Fitch) (WSM) is a minor pest of wheat, rye, and other grasses.