The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects
 

(Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera)

by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds

 

Cerodontha flavocingulata (Strobl, 1909)
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Agromyza (Domomyza) flavocingulata Strobl, 1909. Wien. ent. Ztg. 28: 296
Phytagromyza flavocingulata (Strobl, 1909); Hendel. 1920. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (A)84(7): 147
Dizygomyza semiatra Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 49
Phytagromyza flavocingulata (Strobl, 1909); Hendel. 1932. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 281
Dizygomyza (Poemyza) storai Frey, 1946. Notul. ent. 26: 45
Dizygomyza semiatra Hendel, 1931; Nowakowski, 1962. Annls zool., Warsz. 20: 100
Cerodontha (Phytagromyza) flavocingulata (Strobl, 1909); Nowakowski, 1962. Annls zool., Warsz. 20: 100
Dizygomyza semiatra Hendel, 1931; Nowakowski, 1967. Polskie Pismo ent. 37: 653
Cerodontha (Phytagromyza) flavocingulata (Strobl, 1909); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 99 (fig. 343), 102
Cerodontha (Phytagromyza) flavocingulata (Strobl, 1909); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 201-2, figs 351-3.
Cerodontha (Phytagromyza) flavocingulata (Strobl, 1909); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 354, 355, 356, 371, 372 (fig. 1396).


Leaf-miner: A lower surface mine. Pupation normally in the ground (Spencer, 1976: 202).

Broad, usually lower-surface corridor in the blade, generally first rising, then descending. Mostly one larva in a mine, but sometimes several mines on a leaf may merge. Frass in grains that gradually become both larger and more widely spaced. Pupation outside the mine (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.

The yellow larva is described by de Meijere (1938), Nowakowski (1973) and (Dempewolf (2001: 119).

Posterior spiracles with a circle of 12-18 bulbs. Mandibles with 2 teeth each, strongly alternating. Above the mandibles a transverse row of fine hairs (Bladmineerders van Europa).

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).

Yellowish-brown (Spencer, 1976: 202). Puparium yellow- to blackish brown (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Comments: Festuca gigantea is treated as Schedonorus gigantea (Giant Fescue) and Festuca pratensis is treated as Schedonorus pratensis (Meadow Fescue) by Stace (2010).

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Poaceae        
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Spencer, 1972b: 122
Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Robbins, 1989: 21
Dactylis       Robbins, 1991: 136
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Spencer, 1972b: 123
Elymus       Robbins, 1983: 23
Elymus repens Common couch British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Spencer, 1972b: 122
Festuca       Spencer, 1972b: 123
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Spencer, 1972b: 123
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Spencer, 1972b: 124

Hosts elsewhere:

Poaceae        
Agrostis       Spencer, 1976: 203
Agrostis gigantea Black Bent   Bladmineerders van Europa
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa
Alopecurus       Spencer, 1976: 203
Alopecurus       Spencer, 1990: 354
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa
Bromus hordeaceus Soft-brome British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al.

Bladmineerders van Europa, as mollis

Calamagrostis       Spencer, 1976: 203
Calamagrostis       Spencer, 1990: 354
Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-reed British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al.NBN Atlas links to known host species:

Carex acuta, Carex acutiformis, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex paniculata, Carex riparia, Carex pseudocyperus, Carex vesicaria

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:

Ichneumonoidea - Links to species no longer available  
Chorebus nobilis Griffiths, 1968 Braconidae: Alysiinae
Eurytenes abnormis (Wesmael, 1835) Braconidae: Opiinae


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Bladmineerders van Europa
British leafminers
Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea
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NHM UK Checklist
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Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue   Bladmineerders van Europa
Festuca rubra Red Fescue British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa
Holcus       Spencer, 1976: 203
Holcus       Spencer, 1990: 354
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa
Phleum       Spencer, 1976: 203
Phleum       Spencer, 1990: 355
Phleum pratense Timothy British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa
Poa       Spencer, 1976: 203
Poa       Spencer, 1990: 355
Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa

Time of year - mines: June-July, sometimes May (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Time of year - adults: May-July. There is only a single generation per year.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain including London (Hampstead), Gloucester. (Coombe Dingle), Cambridge (Chippenham Fen), Lincoln (Surfleet), Suffolk (Orford, Woodditton), Dunbartonshire (Bonhill, Cardross), Inverness (Nethy Bridge), Sunderland (Tongue) (Spencer, 1972b: 102), Warwickshire (Coventry area) (Robbins, 1991: 136); Cambridgeshire, East Ross, Elgin, Glamorgan, Mid-west Yorkshire, South-west Yorkshire and Stafford (NBN Atlas).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Denmark, Sweden, Finland (Spencer, 1976: 203), The Netherlands (Bladmineerders van Europa), Belgium (Scheirs, de Bruyn and von Tschirnhaus, 1995), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 554; Dempewolf, 2001: 119), Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Yugoslavia (Fauna Europaea).

Also recorded in eastern Canada (Spencer, 1990).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

Agrostis stolonifer, Agrostis gigantea, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Arrhenatherum, elatius, Bromus hordeaceus, Calamagrostis epigejos, Dactylis glomerata, Elymus repens, Festuca gigantea (= Schedonorus gigantea), Festuca pratensis (= Schedonorus pratensis), Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phleum pratense, Poa trivialis

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:

Ichneumonoidea - Links to species no longer available  
Apodesmia posticatae (Fischer, 1957) Braconidae: Opiinae
Eurytenes abnormis (Wesmael, 1835) Braconidae: Opiinae
Opius ambiguus Wesmael, 1835 Braconidae: Opiinae


External links:

Search the internet:

Biodiversity Heritage Library
Bladmineerders van Europa
British leafminers
Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea
NBN Atlas
NHM UK Checklist

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