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Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850) [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Agromyza lappae Loew, 1850. Stettin. ent. Ztg. 11: 380. Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850); Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 167. Melanagromyza multiseta Rydén, 1949. Opusc. ent. 14: 87. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1966a: 26]. Melanagromyza nitens Rohdendorf-Holmanova, 1958. Ent. Obozr. 38: 384. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1966a: 26]. Melanagromyza multiseta Rydén, 1949; Spencer, 1966. Beitr. Ent. 16: 26. Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850); Spencer, 1966a. Beitr. Ent. 16: 18, 26. Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 18 (fig. 25), 20, 111. Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 51-2, figs 43-5. Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera): 251, 252 (fig. 940), 253.

Stem-borer: Internal stem-borer. Pupation internal (Spencer, 1972b: 20). Larva: The larva is described by Dempewolf (2001: 86). Puparium: Whitish grey; posterior spiracles adjoining, each process with 16-22 bulbs around the strong central horn (Spencer, 1972b: 20). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Spencer, 1972b: 111 Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Spencer, 1972b: 111 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Arctium     Spencer, 1990: 251 Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Spencer, 1976: 52 Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Spencer, 1976: 52 Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Dempewolf, 2001: 86 Time of year - larvae: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Middlesex (Scratch Wood), Bucks (Sarratt), Herts (Barnet), Denbigh (Cefn-y-bedd) and Dunbarton (Bonhill) (Spencer, 1972b: 20) and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). NBN Distribution maps of known host species: Distribution elsewhere: Common and widespread in Europe including Denmark, Finland (Spencer, 1976: 52) and Germany (Spencer, 1976: 542; Dempewolf (2001: 86), Azores, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also extending eastwards to the [former] U.S.S.R. (Spencer, 1976: 52). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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