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Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b. Phytomyzides et Ochtidiae Sveciae : 2. Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 439. Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 88. Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 455-6, figs 796-797. Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) :21, 27, 28 (figs 60-1).

Stem-borer: Larva feeds internally in stem (Spencer, 1990: 27). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Spencer, 1972b: 88, adults only Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       ? Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Spencer, 1976: 456 Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Spencer, 1990: 27 Time of year - larvae: Unknown. Time of year - adults: May. Distribution in Britain: Widespread including Surrey (Selsdon), Sussex (Laughton), Oxford (Bagley) (Spencer, 1972b: 88) and Lanark (Braidwood) (Bland, 1994c: 83) and East Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 456), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 574), Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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