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Phytomyza nigritula Zetterstedt, 1838 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza nigritula Zetterstedt, 1838. Insecta Lap ponica: 793. Phytomyza cineracea Hendel, 1920. Arch. Naturgesch. 84A(7) (1918): 166. Phytomyza cineracea Hendel, 1920; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 376. Phytomyza nigrigenis Hering, 1937b. Mitt. dt. ent. Ges. 8(6-7): 76. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1976: 341]. Phytomyza cineracea Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 71, 81, 95. Napomyza nigritula (Zetterstedt, 1828); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 341-3, figs 622-3. Napomyza nigritula (Zetterstedt, 1828); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 21, 38, 39 (fig. 129), 50. Phytomyza nigritula Zetterstedt, 1838; Zlobin, 1994. Dipterological Research 5: PAGE.

Stem-borer: Larva feeding as internal stem-borer (Spencer, 1972b: 95, as Phytomyza cineracea). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Elongate, slightly tapering, pale brown; posterior spiracles scarcely raised, each with an ellipse of 16-25 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 342). Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Ranunculus     Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005, as Napomyza Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Spencer, 1972b: 118, as cineracea Ranunculus lanuginosus   Spencer, 1972b: 119, as cineracea Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Spencer, 1972b: 119, as cineracea Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Ranunculus     Spencer, 1976: 342 Ranunculus     Spencer, 1990: 21 Ranunculus flammula Lesser Spearwort Spencer, 1976: 342 Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread. Berks (Newbury), Wilts (Gastard), Lincoln (Crowland), Inverness (Aviemore) and Perth (Fontingall) (Spencer, 1972b: 91, as cineracea). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Iceland (Spencer, 1976: 342), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 566), Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in Canada (Spencer, 1976: 342). Parasitoids: Pachyneuron muscarum (Linnaeus, 1758) Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Stenomalina gracilis (Walker, 1834) Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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