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Taxonomy of the genus Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) from Korea
Author(s) -
Suh Sang Jae,
Kwon Yong Jung
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/1748-5967.12277
Subject(s) - muscidae , biology , taxonomy (biology) , genus , key (lock) , botany , zoology , ecology
The Korean shoot fly genus Atherigona Rondani is reviewed taxonomically. A total of five species was identified: A. ( Acritochaeta ) orientalis Schiner , A. ( Atherigona ) biseta Karl, A. ( Atherigona ) falcata (Thomson), A. ( Atherigona ) oryzae Malloch, and A. ( Atherigona ) bifurca sp. nov. Of these, A. ( Atherigona ) bifurca sp. nov. is new to science, and A. ( Atherigona ) biseta Karl and A. ( Atherigona ) falcata (Thomson) are reported for the first time in Korea. A key to Korean species and photographs of external features are provided.