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Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848) [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Agromyza curvipalpis Zetterstedt, 1848. Dipt. Scand. 7: 2782. Agromyza proboscidea Strobl, 1900b. Wiss. Mitt. Bosn. Herceg. 7: 91. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1964: 786]. Agromyza prominens Becker, 1908a. Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin. 4: 170. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1964: 786]. Ophiomyia achillea Hering, 1937c. Blattminen Mittel- und NordEuropas Lief 5,6: 562. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1964: 786]. Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848); Spencer, 1964a. Beitr. Ent. 14: 786. Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 23 (figs 46-7), 27, 111, 114, 117. Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 64, figs 67-9. Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 133, 251, 253, 259, 261, 274, 299, 301.

Leaf-mine: A narrow, inconspicuous stem mine. Pupation at the end of the mine (Spencer, 1976: 64). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Yellowish or completely black; anterior spiracles projecting through epidermis; posterior spiracles each with 3 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 64). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae     Achillea   Robbins, 1991: 115 Achillea millefolium Spencer, 1972b: 111 ? Anthemis sp. Spencer, 1972b: 111 ? Matricaria sp. Spencer, 1972b: 114 Fabaceae     ? Medicago sativa Spencer, 1972b: 117 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae     Achillea   Spencer, 1990: 301 Achillea millefolium Nederlandse bladmineerders Achillea millefolium Spencer, 1976: 64 Achillea ptarmica Nederlandse bladmineerders Achillea ptarmica Spencer, 1976: 64 Anthemis   Spencer, 1990: 301 Anthemis tinctoria Nederlandse bladmineerders Anthemis tinctoria Spencer, 1976: 64 Artemisia   Spencer, 1990: 301 Artemisia vulgaris Nederlandse bladmineerders Artemisia vulgaris Spencer, 1976: 64 Aster   Nederlandse bladmineerders Aster   Spencer, 1990: 274 Centaurea   Nederlandse bladmineerders Centaurea   Spencer, 1990: 251 Clinopodium   Nederlandse bladmineerders Crepis   Spencer, 1990: 259 Hieracium laevigatum Nederlandse bladmineerders Hieracium vulgatum Nederlandse bladmineerders Matricaria   Spencer, 1990: 301 Matricaria odorata Spencer, 1976: 64 Reichardia   Spencer, 1990: 259 Tripleurospermum perforata Nederlandse bladmineerders Fabaceae     Medicago sativa Spencer, 1976: Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread in south, not uncommon. Surrey (Box Hill and Epsom), Dorset (Portland), Cambridge (Burwell) and Suffolk (Woodditton) (Spencer, 1972b: 27). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe from Spain to the [former] U.S.S.R., including Denmark, Sweden (Spencer, 1976), Belgium (de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991), Austria, Canary Is., Czech Republic, Estonia, European Turkey, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Switzerland and Yugoslavia (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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