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Chromatomyia periclymeni (de Meijere, 1924) [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza periclymeni de Meijere, 1924. Tijdschr. Ent. 67: 145. Phytomyza periclymeni de Meijere, 1924; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2):452. Phytomyza periclymeni de Meijere, 1924; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 94. Phytomyza periclymeni de Meijere, 1924; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 466, figs 772B, 817-8. Chromatomyia periclymeni (de Meijere, 1924); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 238, 240, 241 (fig. 907).

Leaf-mine: Mine star shaped when small, sometimes with a longer linear section, later an irregular brownish blotch. Pupation internal (Spencer, 1976: 466). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Chromatomyia periclymeni on Lonicera. Photo: Rob Edmunds Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1926 and 1937) and Griffiths (1974). Puparium: The puparium is illustrated by Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Yellowish-brown; posterior spiracles on short projections, each with about 20 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 466). Hosts in Britain: Caprifoliaceae       Lonicera     Robbins, 1991: 107 Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Bland, in Whiteley, 1994 Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Mines in BMNH Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Spencer, 1972b: 110 Leycesteria formosa Himalayan Honeysuckle Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Symphoricarpos     Robbins, 1991: 106 Symphoricarpos albus (as rivularis) Snowberry Mines in BMNH Symphoricarpos albus (as rivularis) Snowberry Spencer, 1972b: 110 Hosts elsewhere: Caprifoliaceae       Lonicera     Spencer, 1976: 466 Lonicera     Spencer, 1990: 240 Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Spencer, 1976: 466 Lonicera xylosteum Fly Honeysuckle Spencer, 1976: 466 Lonicera xylosteum Fly Honeysuckle Nederlandse bladmineerders Symphoricarpos     Spencer, 1990: 240 Time of year - mines: June-August, October. Time of year - adults: July-August and May the following year. Distribution in Britain: Widespread in Britain including Surrey (Box Hill) (Spencer, 1972b: 94), Inner Hebrides (Isle of Coll) (Bland, 1992), Rum (Bland, in Whitely, 1994), Warwick (Coventry, Keresley and Kingsbury Wood) (Robbins, 1991: 107), Hants (Yateley Heath Wood) (British leafminers) and Stafford and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Clare (Glengariff) (Spencer, 1972b: 94). Distribution elsewhere: Common and widespread in central and western Europe, including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 466), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 574), Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Iceland, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis pentheus (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Diglyphus chabrias (Walker) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Pediobius metallicus (Nees) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Pnigalio soemius (Walker) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cyrtogaster vulgaris Walker Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Miscogaster maculata Walker Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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