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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.

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. Mine of Ophiomyia beckeri on Lapsana communis. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: 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: Asteraceae       Cicerbita     Robbins, 1991: 123 Leontodon     Robbins, 1991: 123 Leontodon spp.   Spencer, 1972b: 114 Sonchus     Robbins, 1991: 123 Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Mines in BMNH Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Mines in BMNH Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Robbins, 1989: 20 Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Spencer, 1972b: 115 Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Spencer, 1972b: 115 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Crepis     Spencer, 1976: 60 Crepis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Crepis     Spencer, 1990: 259 Hypochaeris     Spencer, 1976: 60 Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear Nederlandse bladmineerders Lapsana communis Nipplewort Nederlandse bladmineerders Launaea     Spencer, 1990: 259 Leontodon     Spencer, 1976: 60 Leontodon     Spencer, 1990: 259 Leontodon autumnalis   Nederlandse bladmineerders Mycelis muralis   Nederlandse bladmineerders Picris     Spencer, 1976: 60 Picris     Nederlandse bladmineerders Sonchus     Spencer, 1976: 60 Sonchus     Spencer, 1990: 259 Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Taraxacum     Spencer, 1976: 60 Taraxacum     Spencer, 1990: 259 Taraxacum officinale 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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