PRELIMINARY-OBSERVATIONS ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF FORCIPOMYIA MIDGES (DIPTERA, CERATOPOGONIDAE) OF GHANA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SPECIES INVOLVED IN THE POLLINATION OF COCOA (THEOBROMA-CACAO L)

Authors
BREW AH BOORMAN J
Citation
Ah. Brew et J. Boorman, PRELIMINARY-OBSERVATIONS ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF FORCIPOMYIA MIDGES (DIPTERA, CERATOPOGONIDAE) OF GHANA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SPECIES INVOLVED IN THE POLLINATION OF COCOA (THEOBROMA-CACAO L), Cafe, cacao, the, 37(2), 1993, pp. 139-144
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Cafe, cacao, the → ACNP
ISSN journal
00079510
Volume
37
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
139 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-9510(1993)37:2<139:POTCOF>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This paper records Forcipomyia species which have been found associate d with cocoa in Ghana and provides a simple key for easy identificatio n. Ten species in five subgenera were identified. Males of Forcipomyia offer the best characters for accurate determination, in particular, the male genitalia.