Inopus
Keith Bayless- Inopus brevicornis
- Inopus flavus
- Inopus geminus
- Inopus grossus
- Inopus hitchcocki
- Inopus rubriceps
Introduction
Inopus is native to Australia, Tasmania, and Papua New Guinea. The larvae of I. rubriceps and I. flavus are pests of sugar cane in Australia. I. rubriceps has been introduced to New Zealand and California, where it is a turf pest. Its range in California is currently expanding (Woodley 2001).
References
Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Information on the Internet
- Bugguide.net. Images of adults, and information about Inopus rubriceps.
- Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Images of adults and larvae, and information about Inopus rubriceps.
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Keith Bayless
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- First online 28 September 2008
- Content changed 28 September 2008
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