Rivellia
Rivellia syngenesiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Platystomatidae
Subfamily: Platystomatinae
Genus: Rivellia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Type species
Rivellia herbarum

Rivellia is a genus of signal flies (insects in the family Platystomatidae). There are at least 140 described species in Rivellia.[1][2][3][4]

Economic importance

There is limited information and understanding about the juvenile stages of most signal fly species. Thirteen species of Rivellia have, however, been studied in the field of agriculture because the larvae of many of these flies are associated with both living and decaying root nodules of nitrogen-fixing legumes, such as soybean, peanuts, and pigeon pea. They can also be found on the roots or flowers of other cultivated plants like eggplant, sorghum, black locust, and Narcissus.[5]

With soybean, this association has been shown to be economically significant because pest-induced stress caused by these flies can significantly reduce nitrogen fixation and yields; Rivellia quadrifasciata, Rivellia basilaris, and Rivellia basilaris are all known pests of root nodules of this crop. Because this is a widely distributed genus, economically important effects are likely to be found in many other crops world-wide.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Rivellia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. "Rivellia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. "Rivellia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. "Browse Rivellia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. 1 2 Whittington, A E (2019) The economic significance of the signal fly genus Rivellia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Platystomatidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49(2): 135–160. https://zenodo.org/records/3371321


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