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Phytomyza rydeni Hering, 1934 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza rydeni Hering, 1934a. Z. PflKrankh. 44: 68. Phytomyza (Napomyza) bohemanni Rydén, 1951b. Ent. Tijdschr. 72(1-2): 174, as a var. of aconitophila.Phytomyza rydeni Hering, 1934a; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 95, 96 (fig. 324), 119. Phytomyza rydeni Hering, 1934a; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 490-2, fig. 861-2 Phytomyza rydeni Hering, 1934a; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 22, 43, 45 (fig. 168).

Leaf-mine: Larva forms a primary blotch at the tip of a leaf segment (Spencer, 1976: 491). The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Phytomyza rydeni on Ranunculus acris. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1937) and Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Spencer, 1972b: 119 Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Ranunculus     Spencer, 1990: 21 Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Spencer, 1976: 491 Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Nederlandse bladmineerders Lamiaceae       Salvia verticillata   Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Banff (Glen of Drumloch) and Inverness (Nethy Bridge) (Spencer, 1972b: 95). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Denmark, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 491), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Estonia, Germany, Lithuania and Poland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis entedonoides (Walker, 1872) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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