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Phytomyza soenderupi Hering, 1941 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza soenderupi Hering, 1941a. Dt. ent. Z. 1941(1-2): 20. Phytomyza soenderupi Hering, 1941a; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 499-500, figs 872-3. Phytomyza soenderupi Hering, 1941a; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera): 21, 23, 25 (figs 49-50).

Stem-borer: Feeds and pupates in the petiole (Spencer, 1990: 21). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: The puparium is described by de Meijere (1943). Brownish-black; posterior spiracles greatly enlarged, on projections extending laterally, each with a double ellipse of numerous minute bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 499-500). Hosts in Britain: Unknown. Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Caltha     Spencer, 1990: 21 Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold Spencer, 1976: 499 Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - larvae: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Added to British checklist by D. Smith and Henshaw (in Chandler, 1998). Recorded in East Sutherland (NBN Gateway distribution map - HBRG). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Belgium (Scheirs, de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1999), Denmark, Germany (Spencer, 1976: 499) and Estonia (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cyrtogaster vulgaris Walker Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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