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Phytomyza hendeli Hering, 1923 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza hendeli Hering, 1923. Dt. ent. Z. 1923: 197. Phytomyza hendeli Hering, 1923; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 413. Phytomyza hendeli Hering, 1923; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 91 (fig. 305), 92, 118. Phytomyza hendeli Hering, 1923; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 112-114, figs 182-3. Phytomyza hendeli Hering, 1923; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 21, 27, 28 (figs 69-71), 50, 177.

Leaf-mine: Mine narrow, whitish, linear, normally adjoining margin of leaf; in small leaves can become blotch-like (Spencer, 1972b: 91 (fig. 305); Spencer, 1976: 427, 429 (fig. 746)). Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1926). Puparium: Black; posterior spiracles on short conical projections, each with an irregular ellipse of 18 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 427). Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Mines in BMNH Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Spencer, 1972b: 118 Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Anemone     Spencer, 1990: 21 Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Spencer, 1976: 427 Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Local. Somerset (nr Frome) (Spencer, 1972b: 92) and East Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in central and western Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 427), Germany (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland and The Netherlands (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Hemiptarsenus fulvicollis Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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