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Phytomyza fulvicornis Hendel, 1935. Fliegen pal. Reg. 6(2): 406
Phytagromyza dorsalis Hendel, 1936. Fliegen pal. Reg. 6(2): 518. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1976: 312]
Phytagromyza langei Hering, 1937c. Blattminen Mittel- NordEuropas Lief 5, 6: 462. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1976: 312]
Phytagromyza dorsalis var. soot-ryeni Rydén, 1956. Astarte. 15: 1
Paraphytomyza langei (Hering, 1937c); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 65
Paraphytomyza fulvicornis (Hendel, 1935); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 312-4, figs 562-3.
Paraphytomyza fulvicornis (Hendel, 1935); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 61, 93
Aulagromyza fulvicornis (Hendel, 1935)

Leaf-miner: A narrow, upper surface winding linear mine, brown when old. Pupation external (Spencer, 1976: 313 (fig. 563), 314).

A hardly widening corridor from beginning to end, yellow green in colour. The start is lower-surface, but after some time the mine becomes upper-surface. Part of the frass in thread fragments. Pupation outside the mine; exit slit in upper epidermis (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Larva: The larvae of flies are leg-less maggots without a head capsule (see examples). They never have thoracic or abdominal legs. They do not have chewing mouthparts, although they do have a characteristic cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton (see examples), usually visible internally through the body wall.

Puparium: The puparia of flies are formed within the hardened last larval skin or puparium and as a result sheaths enclosing head appendages, wings and legs are not visible externally (see examples).

Reddish; posterior spiracles each with up to 20 bulbs in two rows (Spencer, 1976: 314).

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Salicaceae
Salix				Spencer, 1972b: 65, as langei
Salix				Robbins, 1991: 91
Salix	aurita	Eared Willow		Pitkin & Plant
Salix	caprea	Goat Willow		Mines in BMNH
Salix	caprea	Goat Willow		Spencer, 1972b: 120, as langei

Hosts elsewhere:

Salicaceae
Salix				Spencer, 1976: 314
Salix				Spencer, 1990: 93
Salix	caprea	Goat Willow		Bladmineerders van Europa
Salix	caprea	Goat Willow		Spencer, 1976: 314
Salix	myrsinifolia	Dark-leaved Willow		Bladmineerders van Europa

Time of year - mines: September.

Time of year - adults: Currently unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain including Surrey (Box Hill), Kent (Cudham, mines only) (Spencer, 1972b: 65); Midlothian (Arthur's Seat, vacated mines) (Bland, 1994c: 82), Warwickshire (Sutton Park and Kingsbury) (Robbins, 1991: 91).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in western Europe including Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 314), Lithuania and Poland (Fauna Europaea).

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British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: