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Phytomyza aconiti Hendel, 1920 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza aconiti Hendel, 1920. Arch. Naturgesch. 84A(7) (1918): 159. Phytomyza aconiti Hendel, 1920; Hendel, 1934. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 329. Phytomyza aconiti Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 77, 118. Phytomyza aconiti Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 364-6, figs 633-5. Phytomyza aconiti Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 21, 26 (figs 58-9), 27, 50.

Leaf-mine: Larvae feeding communally, as many as six together, forming large blackish blotch (Spencer, 1972b: 77). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Dark brown, somewhat elongate (Spencer, 1972b: 77). Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Aconitum     Mines in BMNH Aconitum     Robbins, 1991: 26 Aconitum spp.   Spencer, 1972b: 118 Delphinium     Mines in BMNH Delphinium     Robbins, 1991: 26 Delphinium spp.   Spencer, 1972b: 118 Delphinium elatum Alpine Delphinium Mines in BMNH Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Aconitum     Spencer, 1976: 366 Aconitum     Spencer, 1990: 21 Aconitum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Delphinium     Spencer, 1976: 366 Delphinium     Spencer, 1990: 21 Delphinium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June-July. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread in gardens. London (Bucks Palace Gardens), Surrey (Kew Gardens, Wisley RHS Gardens), Hants (Ringwood), Suffolk (Newmarket) (Spencer, 1972b: 77) and Warwick (Coventry) (Robbins, 1991: 26). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Widespread in Europe, including Denmark, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 366), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 566), Czech Republic, French mainland and Poland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in the eastern U.S.A. and Canada (Quebec) (Spencer, 1976: 366). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis crassiscapus (Thomson, 1878) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis viridis (Nees, 1934) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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