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Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Cabbage leaf miner Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830. Syst. Beschr. 6: 192. Phytomza sulphuripes Meigen, 1830. Syst. Beschr. 6: 193. Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 471. Phytomyza ruficornis Zetterstedt, 1848. Dipt. Scand. 7: 2825. Phytomyza brassicae Hardy, 1853a. The Scottish Gardener 2(4):: 118-120. [Synonymised by Bland, 2000: 11] Phytomyza femoralis Brischke, 1871. Schr. naturf. Ges. Danzig (N.F.) 5(1-2): 240. Phytomyza bistrigata Strobl, 1906. Mems R. Soc. esp. Hist. nat. 3(1905): 384. Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 10, 71, 75, 115. Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 489-90, figs 859-60. Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 85. 86, 88. Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830; Bland, 2000. Dipterists Digest 7: 11.

Leaf / Stem-mine: Oviposition takes place in the leaf blade where a short mine is formed until the larva reaches the nearest vein which is then followed downwards, with the main feeding occurring in the mid-rib, petiole, or in young plants, also in the stem (Spencer, 1976: 490). Pupation either internal or external. Larva: Posterior spiracles of larva with 25-30 bulbs (Spencer, 1973a). Puparium: Yellow (Spencer, 1973a). Comments: A common pest of Brassica spp. in Europe (Spencer, 1990: 85-6). Hosts in Britain: Brassicaceae     Brassica   Robbins, 1991: 30 Brassica spp. Spencer, 1972b: 115 Brassica napus Robbins, 1989: 26 Brassica oleracea Robbins, 1989: 26 Hosts elsewhere: Brassicaceae     Alliaria   Hering, 1957a Alliaria   Spencer, 1990: 85 Alliaria petiolata Nederlandse bladmineerders Brassica   Hering, 1957a Brassica   Spencer, 1973a Brassica   Spencer, 1976: 490 Brassica   Spencer, 1990: 85 Brassica napus Nederlandse bladmineerders Brassica oleracea Nederlandse bladmineerders Cerinthe   Hering, 1957a Conringia   Hering, 1957a Conringia   Spencer, 1990: 85 Diplotaxis   Nederlandse bladmineerders Diplotaxis   Hering, 1957a Diplotaxis   Spencer, 1990: 85 Moricandia   Hering, 1957a Moricandia   Spencer, 1990: 85 Peltaria   Hering, 1957a Peltaria   Spencer, 1990: 86 Raphanus   Nederlandse bladmineerders Raphanus   Hering, 1957a Raphanus   Spencer, 1990: 86 Rorippa   Hering, 1957a Sinapis   Hering, 1957a Sinapis   Spencer, 1990: 86 Sinapis arvensis Nederlandse bladmineerders Sisymbrium   Hering, 1957a Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread. Warwick (Coventry and Corley) (Robbins, 1991: 30), also Dunbarton (Bonhill) and E. Lothian (Spencer, 1972b: 75). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Mayo (Westport) (Spencer, 1972b: 75). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 490), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (Scheirs, de Bruyn & Verdyck, 1993), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 578), Canary Is., Czech Republic, Estonia, European Turkey, French mainland, Iceland, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Madeira, Poland, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland and Yugoslavia (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in Egypt, Canada and the U.S.A. (Spencer, 1976: 490). Parasitoids: Miscogaster hortensis Walker Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Pachyneuron muscarum (Linnaeus) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Sphegigaster pallicornis (Spinola) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Halticoptera smaragdina (Curtis) Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Stenomalina gracilis (Walker) Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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