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Phytomyza pullula Zetterstedt, 1848 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza pullula Zetterstedt, 1848. Dipt. Scand. 7: 2832. Phytomyza matricariae Hendel, 1920. Arch. Naturgesch. 84A(7) (1918): 161. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1976: 475]. Phytomyza gotlandica Rydén, 1952. Opusc. ent. 17: 17. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1976: 440]. Phytomyza matricariae Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 77, 111, 114, 115. Phytomyza pullula Zetterstedt, 1848; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 475-6, fig. 837. Phytomyza pullula Zetterstedt, 1848; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 113, 138 (fig. 525), 139.

Leaf-mine: A narrow linear mine, even in the finest subdivisions of the leaves (Spencer, 1972b: 77, as matricariae ; Spencer, 1976: 478). The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Phytomyza pullula on Matricaria maritima Photo: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1926, as matricariae) and Sehgal (1971, as matricariae). Posterior spiracles each with 18-20 bulbs. Puparium: Shining black; posterior spiracles each with an ellipse of up to 20 minute bulbs (Spencer, 1972b: 77, as matricariae); Spencer, 1976: 478). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae     Achillea millefolium Mines in BMNH Achillea millefolium Robbins, 1991: 115 Achillea millefolium Spencer, 1972b: 111 Anacyclus pyrethrum Mines in BMNH Anthemis   Mines in BMNH Tanacetum vulgare Robbins, 1991: 117 Tanacetum vulgare Spencer, 1972b: 115 Tripleurospermum   Robbins, 1991: 115 Tripleurospermum maritimum x inodora Spencer, 1972b: 114 Tripleurospermum maritimum x inodora Mines in BMNH Tripleurospermum maritimum Robbins, 1989: 26 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae     Achillea   Spencer, 1976: 476 Achillea millifolium Nederlandse bladmineerders Anacyclus   Spencer, 1990: 301 Anthemis   Spencer, 1976: 476 Cotula coronopifolia Nederlandse bladmineerders Matricaria   Spencer, 1976: 476 Matricaria odorata Spencer, 1976: 476 Tanacetum vulgare Nederlandse bladmineerders Tanacetum vulgare Spencer, 1976: 476 Tripleurospermum inodorum Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June-August. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread. Herts (Ugley), Gloucester (Tewkesbury), Suffolk (Barton), Lancaster (Manchester), Edinburgh, Dunbarton (Bonhill) (Spencer, 1972b: 77), Inner Hebrides (Isle of Coll) (Bland, 1992; as matricariae) and Warwick (Robbins, 1991: 115). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe (Spencer, 1976: 476) including The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 578), Austria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finalnd, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia and Sweden (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in Canada (Alberta) (Spencer, 1976: 476). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis entedonoides (Walker, 1872) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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