Phytomyza heringiana [Diptera: Agromyzidae] in Leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects

The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects

(Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera)

by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds

Phytomyza heringiana Hendel, 1922
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Phytomyza heringiana Hendel, 1922. Wien. ent. Ztg. 39: 69
Phytomyza heringiana Hendel, 1922; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 93 (fig. 315Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g)), 94, 119
Phytomyza heringiana Hendel, 1922; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) :103, 105 (fig. 376), 106.

Leaf-mine: Mine irregularly linear, even forming secondary blotch. Pupation in mine (Spencer, 1972b: 93 (fig. 315).

Very shallow, irregularly branched corridor, sometimes a narrow blotch. The mine is upper-surface, sometimes also interparenchymatous. The colour is pale green, larer more rust-coloured. Frass in small, widely spaced grains. Papation takes place within the mine. Hibernation in the mine, among Fallén leaves (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Larva: The larvae of flies are leg-less maggots without a head capsule (see examples). They never have thoracic or abdominal legs. They do not have chewing mouthparts, although they do have a characteristic cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton (see examples), usually visible internally through the body wall.

The larva is described by de Meijere (1926) and Viggiani (1962).

Puparium: The puparia of flies are formed within the hardened last larval skin or puparium and as a result sheaths enclosing head appendages, wings and legs are not visible externally (see examples).

Comments: Malus domestica is treated as Malus pumila (Apple) by Stace (2010).

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Rosaceae
Malus			Mines in BMNH
Malus	sylvestris	Crab Apple	Spencer, 1972b: 119

Hosts elsewhere:

Rosaceae
Malus	pumila	Apple	Bladmineerders van Europa, as M. domestica
Malus	sylvestris	Crab Apple	Spencer, 1990: 107
Malus	sylvestris	Crab Apple	Bladmineerders van Europa

Time of year - mines: September.

Time of year - adults: Currently unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Local. Kent (Darenth) (Spencer, 1972b: 94).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including The Netherlands (Bladmineerders van Europa), Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Lithuania and Poland (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

Malus domestica (= Malus pumila), Malus sylvestris

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:

Chalcidoidea
Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838)	Eulophidae: Entedoninae
Chrysocharis pubens Delucchi, 1954	Eulophidae: Entedoninae
Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833	Eulophidae: Entedoninae
Neochrysocharis formosus (Westwood, 1833)	Eulophidae: Entedoninae
Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838	Eulophidae: Eulophinae
Pnigalio soemius (Walker, 1839)	Eulophidae: Eulophinae


External links:	Search the internet:
Biodiversity Heritage Library Bladmineerders van Europa British leafminers Encyclopedia of Life Fauna Europaea NBN Atlas NHM UK Checklist	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google


	Last updated 04-Oct-2017 Brian Pitkin