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Agromyza vicifoliae Hering, 1932 [Diptera: Agromyzidae]. Agromyza vicifoliae Hering, 1932b. Z. PflKrankh. 42: 572. Agromyza vicifoliae Hering, 1932b; Spencer, 1972. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 39, 118. Agromyza vicifoliae Hering, 1932b; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 145, figs 254-5. Agromyza vicifoliae Hering, 1932b; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 112, 127, 129 (fig. 463).

Leaf-mine: Mine initially linear, adjoining margin of leaf, later developing into a blotch, always on the mid-rib (Spencer, 1976: 145, fig. 265). Blotch, preceded by a corridor that closely follows the leaf margin. The blotch is mined much deeper (and therefore more transparent) than the corridor. The blotch is precisely positioned over te midrib of the leaflet. Frass very sparingly in the corridor, in the blotch as a few large lumps. Pupation outside the mine (Bladmineerders van Europa). The mine is also described and illustrated in British leafminers. Mines of Agromyza vicifoliae on Vicia Image: Rob Edmunds (British leafminers) Larva: Posterior spiracles each with 3 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 145). Puparium: Yellowish-red (Spencer, 1976: 145). Hosts in Britain: Fabaceae       Vicia     British leafminers Vicia     Spencer, 1972: 118 Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Robbins, 1991: 46 Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare Robbins, 1991: 46 Vicia sativa Common Vetch Mines in BMNH Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Robbins, 1991: 46 Hosts elsewhere: Fabaceae       Vicia     Spencer, 1976: 145 Vicia     Spencer, 1990: 112 Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Spencer, 1976: 145 Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Bladmineerders van Europa Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare Bladmineerders van Europa Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - mines: July. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Widespread but local in Britain including Surrey (Box Hill), Dunbarton (Bonhill) (Spencer, 1972: 39), Warwick (Ansley) (Robbins, 1991: 46) and Cambridge (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL and NE). NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread throughout much of Europe, including Norway, Sweden and Sicily (Spencer, 1976: 145), The Netherlands (Bladmineerders van Europa), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 550), Belarus, Corsica, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Vicia cracca, Vicia hirsuta, Vicia sativa, Vicia sepium Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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