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Ophiomyia pulicaria (Meigen, 1830) [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Agromyza pulicaria Meigen, 1830. Syst. Beschr. 6: 170. Agromyza pulicaria Meigen, 1830; Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 171. Ophiomyia pulicaria (Meigen, 1830); Spencer, 1964a. Beitr. Ent. 14: 802. Ophiomyia pulicaria (Meigen, 1830); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 11, 21 (fig. 34), 25, 113, 114, 115. Ophiomyia pulicaria (Meigen, 1830); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 75, figs 96-7. Ophiomyia pulicaria (Meigen, 1830); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 259, 260 (fig. 975), 261.

Leaf-mine: A whitish blotch-mine along the mid-rib, with lateral offshoots into the leaf blade. Pupation at base of leaf in petiole (Spencer, 1972b: 25). The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Ophiomyia pulicaria on Taraxacum officinale. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1928) and Sasakawa (1961). Posterior spiracles on short stalks, each with an ellipse of 11-14 bulbs (Spencer, 1972b: 25). Puparium: Pale, whitish-yellow (Spencer, 1972b: 25). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Crepis biennis Rough Hawks-beard Spencer, 1972b: 113 Hieracium     Robbins, 1991: 124 Hypochaeris     Spencer, 1972b: 25 Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear Spencer, 1972b: 113 Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit Spencer, 1972b: 114 Picris hieracioides Hawkweed Oxtongue Spencer, 1972b: 114 Pilosella officinarum   Spencer, 1972b: 113 (as Hieracium pilosella) Sonchus     Robbins, 1991: 124 Sonchus     Spencer, 1972b: 25 Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-thistle Spencer, 1972b: 115 Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Spencer, 1972b: 115 Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Robbins, 1989: 20 Taraxacum     Robbins, 1991: 124 Taraxacum     Spencer, 1972b: 25 Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Mines in BMNH Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Spencer, 1972b: 115 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Andryala     Spencer, 1990: 259 Chondrilla     Spencer, 1990: 259 Crepis     Spencer, 1976: 74 Crepis     Spencer, 1990: 259 Crepis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Hieracium     Spencer, 1976: 74 Hieracium     Spencer, 1990: 259 Hieracium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Hypochaeris     Spencer, 1976: 74 Hypochaeris     Spencer, 1990: 259 Hypochaeris     Nederlandse bladmineerders Lapsana     Spencer, 1990: 259 Lactuca     Nederlandse bladmineerders Lapsana communis Nipplewort Nederlandse bladmineerders Leontodon     Spencer, 1990: 259 Leontodon     Spencer, 1976: 74 Leontodon     Nederlandse bladmineerders Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce Nederlandse bladmineerders Picris     Spencer, 1976: 74 Picris     Spencer, 1990: 259 Picris     Nederlandse bladmineerders Reichardia     Spencer, 1990: 259 Sonchus     Spencer, 1976: 74 Sonchus     Spencer, 1990: 259 Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Taraxacum     Spencer, 1990: 259 Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: May, July. Time of year - adults: There are at least two generations per year. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Widespread and common in south, also Lancaster (Formby) (Spencer, 1972b: 25) and Warwick (Robbins, 1991: 124). NBN Distribution maps of known host species: Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway (Spencer, 1976: 75), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 75), Austria, Canary Is., Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, European Turkey, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland and Yugoslavia (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Range extending east to Siberia (Spencer, 1976: 75). Also recorded from Canada (Spencer, 1969a: 93; Spencer, 1976: 75). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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