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Napomyza hirticornis Hendel, 1932 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Napomyza hirticornis Hendel, 1932. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 315. Napomyza hirticornis Hendel, 1932; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 68. Napomyza hirticornis Hendel, 1932; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 338, figs 613-5. Napomyza hirticornis Hendel, 1932; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 230 (fig. 872), 231, 232, 251, 253.

Stem-borer: Larva an internal stem-borer (Spencer, 1972b: 68). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed Spencer, 1972b: 112 Campanulaceae       Jasione montana Sheep's-bit Spencer, 1972b: 68, 110         Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed Spencer, 1990: 112 Campanulaceae       Jasione montana Sheep's-bit Spencer, 1976: 338 Time of year - larvae: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Middlesex (Scratch Wood), Glam. (Gower peninsula), Midlothian (Arniston) (Spencer, 1972b: 68) and Somerset (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Clare (Fanore) (Spencer, 1972b: 68). NBN Distribution maps of known host species: Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Denmark, Austria, Germany (Spencer, 1976: 338), Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland and Ukraine (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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