The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Colombia, including a new species attacking potato in Bolivia

https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v10i1-2.10271
Published: 30-06-1984

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Issue: Vol. 10 No. 1-2 (1984)
Section Agriculture / Research paper

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KENNETH A. SPENCER University of Exeter
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Keys to genera and species. of the Agromyzidae known in Colombia are provided and 15 new species are described: Melanagromyza spilanthis; Cerodontha sp. Cerodontha colombiensis, C. (C.) nigra; Liriomyza chiensis, L. colombie­lla, L. herrerai, L. hordei, L. madridensis, L. montserratensis, L. nigra, L. robustae; Phytoliriomyza colombiana, P. mede­Ilinensis, P. sabanae, P. similis. A new generic synonymy is established, with Geratomyza Spencer now formally synonymised with japanagromyza Sasakawa. Four pest species are recorded as new to Colombia: Melana­gromyza phaseolivora, Líromyza sativae, Phytomyza rufipes and Chromatomyia syngenesiae. A new species from Bolivia, Phytoliriomyza papae, feeding in potato stalks is described.

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SPENCER KA. The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Colombia, including a new species attacking potato in Bolivia. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 1984 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Jan. 11];10(1-2):3-33. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/10271
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