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Pegomya solennis (Meigen, 1826) [Diptera: Anthomyiidae] Anthomyia solennis Meigen, 1826. Syst. Beschr. 5: 187. Anthomyia versicolor Meigen, 1826. Syst. Beschr. 5: 184. [Synonymised by Michelsen in Fauna Europaea) Musca rumicis Sommerfelt, 1827. K. norska. Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (2) 2 (1): 99. Chlorina thoracica Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830. Essai Myod. : 603. Anthomyia rumicis Bouché, 1834. Naturgesch. Ins. 1: 209. Anthomyza nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1837. Isis, Leipzig. 1837: 46. [Nomen nudum] Anthomyza nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1838. Insecta Lapp. : 696. [Synonymised by Michelsen, 1985]. Anthomyia rufifrons von Roser, 1840. CorrespBl. wurtt. landw. Ver. Stuttg. (N.S.) 17(1): 59. Pegomya acetosae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851. Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 3: 349. Pegomyia exilis Strobl, 1906. Mems R. Soc. esp. Hist. nat. 3: 349, as var of nigritarsis.

Leaf-mine: Linear mine, becoming a blotch. Two or more larvae feeding together. Frass in lines. The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Pegomyia solennis on Rumex obtusifolius. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by Vos-de Wilde (1935) and Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Puparium: The puparium is described by Stork (1936) and Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Comments: Records of Pegomyia versicolor on Heracleum (Robbins, 1991) and ? H. sphondylium (Ackland, 1978: 228) are discounted by Griffiths (1982) as probable misidentifications of the tephritid Euleia heraclei. Hosts in Britain: Polygonaceae       Oxyria     Ackland, 1978: 228 Polygonum     Ackland, 1978: 228 Rumex     Ackland, 1978: 228 (as versicolor and solennis) Rumex     Mines in BMNH Rumex     Robbins, 1991: 70 Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Mines in BMNH Rumex crispus Curled Dock Brown et al., 1990 Rumex crispus Curled Dock Mines in BMNH Rumex mexicanus   Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Polygonaceae       Oxyria     Hering, 1924b Persicaria     Nederlandse bladmineerders Polygonum     Hering, 1924b Rumex     Hering, 1924b Rumex spp.   Nederlandse bladmineerders Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June-July, September, November. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Warwick (Barston and Sutton Park) (Robbins, 1991), Hants (Fleet) (British leafminers), East Kent, Easterness, North Hants, South Hants, South Somerset, Surrey and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - DF, GiGL, NE and SNH). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including The Netherlands, Luxembourg (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (Gosseries & Ackland, 1991; de Meijere, 1939), Austria, Balearic Is., Crete, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central, North and Northwest, Sicily, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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