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Liriomyza tanaceti de Meijere, 1924 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Liriomyza tanaceti de Meijere, 1924. Tijdschr. Ent. 67: 124, as subsp. of hieracii Kaltenbach. Liriomyza tanaceti de Meijere, 1924; Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 251. Liriomyza tanaceti de Meijere, 1924; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 56 (fig. 190), 57, 112, 115. Liriomyza tanaceti de Meijere, 1924; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 272-4, fig. 489. Liriomyza tanaceti de Meijere, 1924; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 300 (fig. 1158), 301, 303.

Leaf-mine: A narrow linear mine, with frass in black strips (Spencer, 1972b: 57; Spencer, 1976: 274). The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Liriomyza tanaceti on Tanacetum vulgare. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1925). Posterior spiracles each with an ellipse of 8-10 bulbs (Spencer, 1972b: 57; Spencer, 1976: 274). Puparium: Yellowish-black (Spencer, 1976: 274). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Artemisia     Robbins, 1991: 117 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Robbins, 1989: 22 Chrysanthemum sp.   Spencer, 1972b: 112 Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Mines in BMNH Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Robbins, 1991: 117 Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Spencer, 1972b: 115 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Tanacetum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Tanacetum     Spencer, 1990: 301, 303 Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Spencer, 1976: 274 Time of year - mines: July, October. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Surrey (Godalming) (Spencer, 1972b: 57) and Warwick (Allesley) (Robbins, 1991: 117). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Clare (Burren) and Co. Kerry (Dingle) (Spencer, 1972b: 57). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread and not uncommon in much of western Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 274), The Netherlands, Luxembourg (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (Scheirs, de Bruyn & Verdyck, 1993), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 562), Canary Is., French mainland, Lithuania, Poland and Spanish mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis amyite (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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