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Aulagromyza buhri (de Meijere, 1938) [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytagromyza buhri de Meijere, 1938b. Ent. Ber. Amst. 10: 83. Paraphytomyza buhri (de Meijere, 1938b); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 64. Dizygomyzaapproximatonervis Frey, 1946. Notul. ent. 26: 46. Phytagromyzaapproximatonervis Frey, 1946; Nowakowski, 1967. Polskie Pismo ent. 37: 553 Phytagromyza incognita Hering, 1956. Abh. Ber. Naturk. Mus.-Forsch Gorlitz. 35: 120. Phytagromyza simplonensis Spencer, 1957g. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 93: 36. Paraphytomyza buhri (de Meijere, 1938b); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 311, figs 558-561. Paraphytomyza buhri (de Meijere, 1938b); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 234 (fig. 885), 235, 236.

Stem-mine: A narrow, whitish external stem mine. Pupation external (Spencer, 1976: 312). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Reddish brown; posterior spiracles each have 3 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 312). Hosts in Britain: Rubiaceae       Galium     Robbins, 1989: 23 Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Mines in BMNH Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Robbins, 1991: 105 Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Spencer, 1972b: 119 Hosts elsewhere: Rubiaceae       Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Spencer, 1976: 311 Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Spencer, 1990: 235 Asperula     Spencer, 1990: 235 Time of year - mines: July. Time of year - adults: May-June. Distribution in Britain: Widespread in Britain including Kent (Wrotham), Surrey (Betchworth), Cornwall (Lizard), Suffolk (Newmarket) (Spencer, 1972b: 119) and Warwick (Combrook) (Robbins, 1991: 105). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in much of Europe including Finland (Spencer, 1976: 311), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 562), Belarus, Estonia, European Turkey, French mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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