Phytomyza
melana Hendel, 1920
[Diptera:
Agromyzidae]
Phytomyza
melana
Hendel, 1920. Arch. Naturgesch. 84A(7) (1918): 166.
Phytomyza melana Hendel, 1920; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen
palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 429.
Phytomyza melana Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1972. Handbk
ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 71, 86 (fig. 288, 88, 121.
Phytomyza melana Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1976. Fauna
ent. Scand. 5(1): 446-7, fig. 781.
Phytomyza melana Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization
in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 160, 169, 170 (fig.
628).
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Leaf-mine:
A
short linear mine which considerably widens towards the end, normally
starting in the centre of the leaf (Spencer, 1972: 86 (fig. 288); Spencer,
1976: 447).
A
short, narrow, upper-surface corridor, starting the in the centre
of the leaf, that suddenly widens strongly. The widened corridor
loosely follows the leaf margin. Frass in irregularly scattered
black granules. Primary feeding lines conspicuous. Pupation outside
the mine; according to Allen (1956a) the exit slit is in the upper
epidermis (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Larva:
The larva is described by Allen (1957b);
posterior spiracles each with approx., 13 bulbs; frontal appendix
absent (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Puparium:
Black, oval; posterior spiracles each with an ellipse of 12-15 bulbs
(Spencer, 1976: 447).
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: June-September.
Time
of year - adults: Unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Surrey (Egham) (Spencer,
1972: 88), Warwickshire (Sutton Park and Alderman's Green) (Robbins,
1991: 65); Surrey (NBN Gateway - N.B. includes Watsonian Vice Counties having publicly available records that fall within or overlap the vice county border at 10km resolution or better i.e. a record for a vice county may relate to an adjacent vice county - for included datasets see NBN Grid map below).
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Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Germany, the [former] U.S.S.R
(Ib, Byborg, Murula) (Spencer,
1976: 447) and Poland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).
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