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Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) chenopodivora Spencer, 1971 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) chenopodivora Spencer, 1971a. Entomologis't Gaz. 22: 160. Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) chenopodivora Spencer, 1971a; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 45. Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) chenopodivora Spencer, 1971a; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 158-9, figs 285-90. Amauromyza chenopodivora Spencer, 1971a; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 63, 64, 65 (fig. 231), 70.

Leaf- and stem-mine: Oviposition can take place in the leaf, where a short mine is formed. The young larva feeds towards the mid-rib and down into the stem. Alternatively a true mine can be formed in the stem before the larva burrows deeper into the pith. Pupation external (Spencer, 1976: 160). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Yellowish. Posterior spiracles each with 3 elongate bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 160). Hosts in Britain: Chenopodiaceae       Chenopodium     Robbins, 1991: 37 Chenopodium album Fat-hen Spencer, 1972b: 111 Hosts elsewhere: Amaranthaceae       Amaranthus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Chenopodiaceae       Chenopodium     Spencer, 1990: 63 Chenopodium album Fat-hen Spencer, 1976: 160 Time of year - mines: September. Time of year - adults: June. Distribution in Britain: Recorded in Cambridge (Cambridge) and Derby (Worthington) (Spencer, 1972b: 45). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Denmark, Finland, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 160), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 550), Belgium, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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