Agromyza
nigripes Meigen, 1830
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]
Agromyza
nigripes
Meigen, 1830. Syst. Beschr. 6: 170.
Agromyza nigripes Meigen, 1830; Hendel, 1931. Fliegen
palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 137.
Agromyza viridominalis Spencer, 1957b. Ent. Gaz.
8: 93.
Agromyza nigripes Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk
ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 31, 34 (fig. 97), 38, 123,
124.
Agromyza nigripes Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1976. Fauna
ent. Scand. 5(1): 128-9, figs 113, 115, 222-3.
Agromyza nigripes Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1990. Host
specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 354, 355,
359.
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Leaf-mine:
Larvae feeding singly, forming a long, widening mine on the
upper surface of the leaf, which is generally limited to one side
of the leaf. Pupation external, puparium glued to the leaf near
the end of the mine (Spencer,
1976: 128).
Larva:
The larva was decribed by Griffiths (1963)
and in Nederlandse
bladmineerders.
Puparium:
Varying from black to reddish; posterior spiracular processes distinctly
separated, each with 3 bulbs (Spencer,
1972b: 34 (fig. 97); Spencer,
1976: 128).
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: August.
Time
of year - adults: There are two generations, in early summer
and autumn.
Distribution
in Britain: Widespread and common in Britain including London
(Hampstead), Surrey (Ash Vale and Bookham), Bucks (Beaconsfield)
(Spencer, 1972b: 38), Warwick
(Longford) (Robbins, 1991:
136), Hunts, North Hants, Northampton, Stafford, Surrey and West
Cornwall (NBN
Gateway distribution map - BRERC,
DF
and NE).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland, Co. Clare (Spencer,
1972b: 38).
Distribution
elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway,
Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 128),
The Netherlands (Nederlandse
bladmineerders), Belgium (de
Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991) and Germany (Spencer,
1976: 546), Corsica, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland,
Hungary, ? Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia
and Spanish mainland (Martinez in
Fauna
Europaea).
Also
recorded in Canada (Spencer,
1969a: 50; Spencer, 1990).
Parasitoids:
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