The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Aulagromyza hendeliana (Hering, 1926)
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]


Phytagromyza hendeliana Hering, 1926b. Dt. ent. Z. 1925(5): 380.
Phytagromyza hendeliana Hering, 1926b ; Hendel, 1932. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 284.
Paraphytomyza hendeliana (Hering, 1926b); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 65.
Paraphytomyza hendeliana (Hering, 1926b); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 314-5, figs 564-5.
Paraphytomyza hendeliana (Hering, 1926b); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 238, 239 (fig. 899), 240, 242.


Leaf-mine: A long conspicuous white linear mine. Pupation external (Spencer, 1976: 315, 317 (fig. 565)). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders.

Mine of Aulagromyza hendeliana on Lonicera. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)
Mine of Aulagromyza hendeliana on Lonicera.
Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)

Larva: The larvae was described by de Meijere (1949), Dempewolf (2001: 164) and Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders).

Puparium: Yellowish; posterior spiracles with 20 minute bulbs, without a horn-like process (Spencer, 1976: 315). The puparium is illustrated in British leafminers.

Hosts in Britain:

Caprifoliaceae      
Lonicera     Mines in BMNH
Lonicera     Robbins, 1991: 106
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Mines in BMNH
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle British leafminers
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Spencer, 1972b: 110
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Bland in Whiteley, 1994
Symphoricarpos     Robbins, 1991: 106
Symphoricarpos albus (as rivularis) Snowberry Mines in BMNH
Symphoricarpos albus (as rivularis) Snowberry British leafminers
Symphoricarpos albus (as rivularis) Snowberry Spencer, 1972b: 110

Hosts elsewhere:

Caprifoliaceae      
Lonicera     Spencer, 1976: 315
Lonicera     Spencer, 1990: 239
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Nederlandse bladmineerders
Lonicera xylosteum Fly Honeysuckle Nederlandse bladmineerders
Lonicera xylosteum Fly Honeysuckle Dempewolf, 2001: 164
Symphoricarpos   Spencer, 1976: 315
Symphoricarpos     Spencer, 1990: 239
Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: June-October.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Common in southern England (Spencer, 1972b: 65) Records include Warwick (Packington) (Robbins, 1991: 106), Hants (Fleet) (British leafminers) and Rum (Bland in Whiteley, 1994), Edinburgh, East Lothian, Hunts, Linlithgow, Stafford and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Paraphytomyza hendeliana - GiGL, LWIC and NE).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Clare, Co. Cork and Co. Galway (Spencer, 1972b: 65).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in much of Europe, including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 315), Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 562; Dempewolf, 2001: 164), French mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids:

Chrysocharis liriomyzae Delucchi, 1954 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Chrysocharis pentheus (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Chrysocharis viridis (Nees, 1934) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Diglyphus chabrias (Walker, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Diglyphus minoeus (Walker, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Neochrysocharis chlorogaster (Erdös, 1966) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Pediobius metallicus (Nees, 1834) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Pnigalio soemius (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Miscogaster hortensis Walker, 1833 Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae


External links: Search the internet:

British leafminers
Fauna Europaea [128586]
NBN Gateway, as Paraphytomyza hendeliana
Nederlandse bladmineerders

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Last updated 30-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin