First Morphological Identification of Delia Platura on Cucumber from Thi-Qar Province Southern of Iraq

Abstract

        The bean seed fly, Delia platura (Meigen) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), have been collected and described for the first time on cucumber from Thi-Qar province. The male and female of the fly was identified by the accurate taxonomical key based on the morphological diagnostic characteristic such as the ratio of length to width of larvae and pupae and Adult, the length and types of hairs on the legs, were photoed and identified in current study.