Ophiomyia
maura (Meigen, 1838)
[Diptera:
Agromyzidae].
Agromyza
maura Meigen, 1838. Syst. Beschr. 7: 399.
Agromyza maura Meigen, 1838; Hendel, 1931. Fliegen
palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 188.
Agromyza maura Meigen, 1838; Spencer, 1964a. Beitr.
Ent. 14: 795.
Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838); Spencer, 1972. Handbk
ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 22, 28 (figs 66-8), 29, 114.
Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838); Spencer, 1976. Fauna
ent. Scand. 5(1): 69-71, figs 83-6.
Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838); Spencer, 1990. Host
specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 274,
275, 276 (figs 1037-9), 285, 329.
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Leaf-mine:
A
long, winding leaf-mine on the upper surface of the leaf, with frass
widely-spaced in conspicuous black lumps. Pupation internal, at
the end of mine (Spencer, 1972:
28 (fig. 68), 29).
Mines
on Sonchus and Taraxacum are illustrated in British
leafminers and on Solidago in Bladmineerders
van Europa.
Larva:
The larva is described Sasakawa (1961).
Puparium:
Black or whitish-grey; posterior spiracles asymmetrical, each have
two distinct arms, with 4 bulbs on one arm and 7 bulbs on the other
(Spencer, 1972: 29).
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: June, August-September.
Time
of year - adults: Unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain & Ireland: Kent (Darenth and Ham Street),
Derby (Miller's Dale) (Spencer,
1972: 29), Warwick (Robbins,
1991: 112) and East Kent (NBN
Gateway distribution map - NE).
NBN Grid map:
Distribution
elsewhere: Holarctic. Widespread in much of Europe including
Denmark, Finland, Sweden (Spencer,
1976: 69), The Netherlands, Luxembourg (Bladmineerders
van Europa), Belgium (de
Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991), Canary Is., Czech Republic,
Germany, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Sicily, Spanish mainland
and Yugoslavia (Martinez in Fauna
Europaea).
Also
recorded in Japan, Canada and the U.S.A. (Spencer,
1976: 69).
NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere:
Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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