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Ophiomyia
beckeri (Hendel, 1923)
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]
Melanagromyza
beckeri Hendel, 1923b. Konowia 2: 145.
Melanagromyza euphorbiae Hendel, 1923b. Konowia
2: 145. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1966: 48]
Melanagromyza beckeri Hendel, 1923b; Hendel, 1931. Fliegen
palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 161.
Melanagromyza goniaea Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt.
Reg. 6(2): 165. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1966: 48]
Ophiomyia beckeri (Hendel, 1923b); Spencer, 1964a. Beitr.
Ent. 14: 782.
Melanagromyza goniaea Hendel, 1931; Spencer, 1966. Beitr.
Ent. 16: 48.
Ophiomyia beckeri (Hendel, 1923b); Spencer,
1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 20, 21, 25,
114, 115.
Ophiomyia beckeri (Hendel, 1923b);
Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 60-61, figs
58-9.
Ophiomyia beckeri (Hendel, 1923b);
Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae
(Diptera) : 259, 260 (fig. 974), 261.
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Leaf-mine:
A white mine along mid-rib, with offshoots into leaf blade.
Pupation internal at base of mid-rib. The mine is illustrated in
British
leafminers and Nederlandse
bladmineerders.
Larva:
The larva is described by de Meijere (1943)
and in Nederlandse
bladmineerders. Antererior spiracles each with 7 bulbs; posterior
spiracles each with 10-12 bulbs (Nederlandse
bladmineerders)
Puparium:
Whitish; posterior spiracles on a short stalk, each with 10-12 bulbs.
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
| Asteraceae |
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| Crepis
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Spencer,
1976: 60 |
| Crepis
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Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Crepis
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Spencer,
1990: 259 |
| Hypochaeris
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Spencer,
1976: 60 |
| Hypochaeris
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radicata
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Cat's-ear |
Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Lapsana
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communis
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Nipplewort |
Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Launaea
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Spencer,
1990: 259 |
| Leontodon
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Spencer,
1976: 60 |
| Leontodon
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Spencer,
1990: 259 |
| Leontodon
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autumnalis
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Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Mycelis
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muralis
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Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Picris
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Spencer,
1976: 60 |
| Picris
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Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Sonchus
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Spencer,
1976: 60 |
| Sonchus
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Spencer,
1990: 259 |
| Sonchus
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asper
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Prickly
Sow-thistle |
Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Sonchus
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oleraceus
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Smooth
Sow-thistle |
Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
| Taraxacum
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Spencer,
1976: 60 |
| Taraxacum
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Spencer,
1990: 259 |
| Taraxacum
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officinale
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Dandelion |
Nederlandse
bladmineerders |
Time
of year - mines: July-August.
Time
of year - adults: May.
Distribution
in Britain: Widespread
in south but not common. Kent (Sandwich), Essex (Thames Marshes),
Oxford (Bagley Wood), Dorest (Portland Studland), Somerset
(Berrow), Glamorgan (Portcawl) (Spencer,
1972b:
60); Warwick (Coventry) (Robbins,
1991: 123).
Also
recorded in Ireland (Spencer,
1972b: 60).
Distribution
elsewhere: Europe including Denmark, Finland (Spencer,
1976: 60), The Netherlands (Nederlandse
bladmineerders), Belgium (Scheirs,
de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1995), Austria, Balearic Is.,
Canary Is., Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Madeira, Poland,
Sicily, Spanish mainland and Yugoslavia (Martinez in Fauna
Europaea).
Also
recorded in South Africa and India (Spencer,
1976: 60).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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