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Document Type
Research
Keywords
Tephriridae, Strauzia. Sunflower maggot, Taxonomy
Abstract
The North American genus Strauzia is revised. Five new species are included with keys to adults of the 12 known species. Host plant, important larval characteristics, and life cycle information are given for 11 of the species. The evolution of the genus is discussed and 14 host plants are reported. All species bore in the stems of Asteraceae, pupariate in the crown area or in the soil, and are univoltine.
Publication Date
December 1988
Journal Title
Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
95
Issue
4
First Page
117
Last Page
126
Copyright
© Copyright 1988 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Stoltzfus, W. Bryan
(1988)
"The Taxonomy and Biology of Strauzia (Diptera: Tephritidae),"
Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 95(4), 117-126.
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https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol95/iss4/5
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