The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Ophiomyia ononidis Spencer, 1966
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]


Ophiomyia ononidis Spencer, 1966. Beitr. Ent. 16(1-2): 52.
Ophiomyia ononidis Spencer, 1966; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 112, 132 (figs 490-1), 133.


Stem-mine: External stem-mine.

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Posterior spiracles of puparium with 6-7 bulbs on each process.

Hosts in Britain: Unknown.

Hosts elsewhere:

Fabaceae      
Ononis spp.   Spencer, 1990:112

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Added to British checklist by Henshaw (in Chandler, 1998).

NBN Distribution maps of known host species:

Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania and Spanish mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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Last updated 14-Dec-2008  Brian Pitkin