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Ophiomyia melandricaulis Hering, 1943 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Ophiomyia melandricaulis Hering, 1943. EOS 19: 55. Ophiomyia melandricaulis Hering, 1943; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 26 (figs 56-7), 29, 110. Ophiomyia melandricaulis Hering, 1943; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 63. 69, 229, 233.

Stem-mine: A shallow external stem-mine. Pupation in the mine (Spencer, 1972b: 29). Larva: The larva is briefly described by de Meijere (1943). Puparium: Pale brown; posterior spiracles each with 8-11 bulbs (Spencer, 1972b: 29). Hosts in Britain: Caryophyllaceae       Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged-Robin Spencer, 1972b: 110 Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort Spencer, 1972b: 110 Silene spp.   Spencer, 1972b: 29 Silene dioica Red Campion Robbins, 1991: 34 Silene dioica Red Campion Spencer, 1972b: 110 Hosts elsewhere: Caryophyllaceae       Moehringia     Spencer, 1990: 63 Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort Nederlandse bladmineerders Silene spp.   Nederlandse bladmineerders Silene     Spencer, 1990: 63 Silene dioica Red Campion Nederlandse bladmineerders Stellaria     Spencer, 1990: 63 Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Local. Hunts (Woodwalton Fen), Monmouth (Gower Peninsula) (Spencer, 1972b: 29) and Warwick (The Bogs and Bedworth) (Robbins, 1991: 34). NBN Distribution maps of known host species: Distribution elsewhere: Europe including The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Spanish mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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