The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Norellisoma spinimana (Fallén, 1819)
[Diptera: Scathophagidae]


Cordylura spinimana Fallén, 1819. Scaptomyzides Sveciae: 7.
Norellisoma septentrionale Hendel, 1930. Ark. Zool. 21A (18): 2.


Life-style : Stem borer.

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Polygonaceae      
Rumex hydrolapathum Water Dock Robbins, 1991: 70
Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Stubbs, 1978: 226
Rumex triangulivalvis   Stubbs, 1978: 226

Hosts elsewhere:

Polygonaceae      
Rumex     Hering, 1957a

Time of year - larvae: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Warwick (Sutton Coldfield) (Robbins, 1991: 70), Bedford, Bucks, Cambridge, Derby, Hunts, Middlesex, North Hants, Salop, Stafford, Surrey and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - DF, GiGL, NE and SER).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (de Jong, 2004 in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Widespread in Europe, including Andorra, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - North, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (de Jong, 2004 in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 30-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin