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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, 1972b. 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.

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, 1972b: 28 (fig. 68), 29). Mine of Ophiomyia maura on Solidago virgaurea. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) 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, 1972b: 29). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Solidago     Robbins, 1991: 112 Solidago     Mines in BMNH Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1972b: 114 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Aster     Nederlandse bladmineerders Aster     Spencer, 1990: 274 Erigeron     Nederlandse bladmineerders Erigeron     Spencer, 1990: 274 Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Nederlandse bladmineerders Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1976 Time of year - mines: June, August-September. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Kent (Darenth and Ham Street), Derby (Miller's Dale) (Spencer, 1972b: 29), Warwick (Robbins, 1991: 112) and East Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Common in much of Europe including Denmark, Finland, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 69), The Netherlands, Luxembourg (Nederlandse bladmineerders), 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). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis crassiscapus (Thomson, 1878) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Seladerma tarsale (Walker) Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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