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A new species of Melanagromyza Hendel (Dipt., Agromyzidae) from pods of the bonavist bean (Dolichos lablab) in Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. J. Greathead
D. J. Greathead
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, c/o P.O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda
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Melanagromyza bonavistae sp.n. is described from the pods of bonavist beans (Dolichos lablab) and cow peas (Vigna unguiculata) at Kawanda, Uganda. The thirdinstar larva and posterior spiracles are illustrated. Notes on the life-history are also given; two species of primary parasites and one, possibly two, species of hyperparasites have been reared.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , February 1971 , pp. 463 - 465
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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