Metopomyza nigriorbita (Hendel, 1931)
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]


Liriomyza nigriorbita Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 234.
Metopomyza nigriorbita (Hendel, 1931); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 280-1, figs 504-5.


Lifestyle: Unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Dark brown; posterior spiracules each with about 6 irregular bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 282).

Hosts in Britain: Unknown.

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - larvae: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Unknown.

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Distribution elsewhere: Described from Austria and recorded elsewhere in Europe including Silesia, Denmar,k Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 282), Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania and Poland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).

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Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.



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