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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, 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.

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. Mine of Ophiomyia maura on Solidago virgaurea Image: Willem Ellis (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: Asteraceae       Solidago     Robbins, 1991: 112 Solidago     Mines in BMNH Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1972: 114 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Aster     Spencer, 1990: 274 Aster amellus European Michaelmas-daisy Bladmineerders van Europa Aster novi-belgii Confused Michaelmas-daisy Bladmineerders van Europa Callistephus chinensis China Aster Bladmineerders van Europa Erigeron     Spencer, 1990: 274 Erigeron cf annuus   Bladmineerders van Europa Sonchus     British leafminers Solidago cf gigantea   Bladmineerders van Europa Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Bladmineerders van Europa Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1976 Taraxacum     British leafminers 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: Aster amellus, Aster novi-belgii, Callistephus chinensis, Solidago virgaurea Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: . Chrysocharis crassiscapus (Thomson, 1878) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Seladerma tarsale (Walker, 1833) Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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