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Melanagromyza tripolii Spencer, 1957 [Diptera: Agromyzidae]. Melanagromyza tripolii Spencer, 1957e. Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26: 182-3. Melanagromyza tripolii Spencer, 1957e; Spencer, 1966b. Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 35: 36. Melanagromyza tripolii Spencer, 1957e; Spencer, 1972. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10 (5g}: 16 (figs 14-15), 17, 111.

Stem-borer: Larva boring in stem. Pupation internal (Spencer, 1972: 17). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Posterior spiracles separated by own diameter, each with 14-18 well defined bulbs around the central small horn (Spencer, 1972: 15). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Aster tripolium Sea Aster Spencer, 1972: 111 Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time of year - larvae: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Kent (Faversham), Essex (Flatford and Mersea), Glamorgan (Llanridian salt marsh) (Spencer, 1972: 36) amd East Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Czech Republic, Denmark, French mainland, Germany, Spanish mainland and The Netherlands (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Aster tripolium Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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