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Bagous alismatis (Marsham, 1802) [Coleoptera: Curculionidae] Curculio alismatis Marsham, 1802 Bagous alismatis (Marsham, 1802)

Leaf-mine: The mine starts with a broad corridor. Later a broad blotch, not determined by heavy veins. The mine is full depth and very transparant. The colour in the end is reddish-brown, making mined plants very conspicuous, even from a distance. Frass irregular. Often several larvae in a mine (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Larva: The larvae are able to leave their mine and restart elsewhere, either on the same or on another leaf (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Pupa: Pupa in a chamber in the midrib or petiole (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Hosts in Britain: Alismataceae       Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Alismataceae       Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain Nederlandse bladmineerders Sagittaria sagittifolia Arrowhead Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread including Anglesey, Ayr, Berwick, Cambridge, Cardigan, Chester, Cheviotland, Cumberland, Derby, Dunbarton, East Gloucester, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Sussex, Edinburgh, Glamorgan, Hunts, Lanark, Leicester, Merioneth, Mid-west York, Monmouth, Montgomery, North Hants, North Lincoln, North Somerset, North Wilts, Notts, Renfrew, Salop, South Hants, South Lincoln, South Somerset, South-east York, South-west York, Stirling Warwick, West Gloucester, West Kent, West Norfolk, West Sussex and Wigtown (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Hydronomus alismatis - BBC and NE) and Northern Ireland (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central, East, North and South, Sardinia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in East Palaearctic and Near East (Alonso-Zarazaga in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin