Atherigona

Atherigona is a genus of flies in the family Muscidae.

==Pests== Larvae of some Atherigona species are important pests in cultivation of cereals, like rice and maize. Many are known as shoot flies. Some important species include: Atherigona approximata (pearl millet shoot fly): affects Pennisetum typhoides, Sorghum bicolor Atherigona atripalpis (foxtail millet shoot fly): affects Setaria italica Atherigona biseta: affects Setaria italica, Setaria viridis Atherigona falcata (barnyard millet shoot fly): affects Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa frumentacea, Echinochloa stagnina, Panicum sumatrense Atherigona hyalinipennis (teff shoot fly) Atherigona miliaceae (finger millet shoot fly or little millet shoot fly): affects Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense Atherigona naqvii (wheat stem fly): affects Triticum aestivum, Zea mays Atherigona orientalis (tomato fly or pepper fruit fly) Atherigona oryzae (rice shoot fly): affects Oryza sativa, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Triticum aestivum, Zea mays Atherigona pulla (proso millet shoot fly): affects Panicum miliaceum, Panicum sumatrense, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Setaria italica Atherigona punctata (Coimbatore wheat stem fly): affects Triticum aestivum Atherigona reversura (bermudagrass stem maggot): affects Cynodon dactylon (turf grasses) Atherigona simplex (kodo millet shoot fly): affects Paspalum scrobiculatum Atherigona soccata (sorghum shoot fly): affects Sorghum bicolor, Zea mays, Eleusine coracana