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Ophiomyia galii Hering, 1937 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Ophiomyia galii Hering, 1937c. Blattminen Mittel- und NordEuropas Lief 5,6: 562. Ophiomyia galii Hering, 1937c; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 23 (figs 44-5), 27, 119. Ophiomyia galii Hering, 1937c; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 233, 236.

Stem-mine: An inconspicuous external stem mine, frass in widely-spaced grains. Pupation in the mine (Spencer, 1972b: 27). Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1937: 186, as O. sp.) and Dempewolf (2001). Posterior spiracles each with 4-5 bulbs (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Puparium: Black; posterior spiracles each with 4-5 bulbs (Spencer, 1972b: 27). Hosts in Britain: Rubiaceae       Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Spencer, 1972b: 119 Hosts elsewhere: Rubiaceae       Asperula     Spencer, 1990: 236 Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Nederlandse bladmineerders Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Spencer, 1972 Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Dempewolf, 2001: 77 Galium odoratum Woodruff Nederlandse bladmineerders Galium sylvaticum   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: August-September. Distribution in Britain: Uncommon. Suffolk (Woodditton Wood) and Surrey (Betchworth) (Spencer, 1972b: 27). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Germany (Dempewolf, 2001: 77; Nederlandse bladmineerders), Corsica, Czech Republic, French mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Spanish mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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