Phytoliriomyza pectoralis [Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Phytoliriomyza pectoralis (Becker, 1908)
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Agromyza pectoralis Becker, 1908a. Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 4(1): 167.
Phytoliriomyza pectoralis (Becker, 1908a); von Tschirnhaus, 1971: PAGE.
Lemurimyza pectoralis (Becker, 1908a); Spencer, 1972. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 50, 59 (fig. 204), 63.

Lifestyle: Unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Details unknown.

Comments: The larvae are almost certainly not leaf-miners but probably feed internally either in stems or flower-heads (Spencer, 1972: 63).

Hosts in Britain: Unknown.

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - larvae: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Derby (Dovedale) (Spencer, 1972: 63).

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Distribution elsewhere: Mediterranean area, Canary Islands (Spencer, 1972: 63), Madeira and Sicily (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).

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Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.


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