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Phytomyza spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851. Rev. Mag. Zool :. (2)3: 147. Phytomyza spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 483. Phytomyza spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Griffiths, 1973a. Quaestiones ent. 9: 222. Phytomyza spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 8, 71, 74 (fig. 248), 79, 81. Phytomyza spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 506-8, figs 884-6. Phytomyza spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 160, 165, 167, 174 (figs 653-4), 175, 177.

Leaf-mine: A conspicuous, whitish linear mine. Pupation external (Spencer, 1976: 506, 507 (fig. 886)). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers. Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Shining black; posterior spiracles each with 16-26 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 506). Comments: Spencer (1972b: 79) treated pastinacae Hendel as a junior synonym of spondylii Robineau-Desvoidy, although later he treated pastinacae as a distinct species (Spencer, 1990: 175). Both are recorded on Pastinaca and Heracleum in Europe and currently can only be distinguished by the male genitalia. Records on Astrantia in Britain are based on samples from Botanical Gardens. All British records of both species require confirmation. Hosts in Britain: Apiaceae       ? Astrantia sp.   Spencer, 1972b: 121 ? Astrantia sp.   British leafminers ? Astrantia bieberstedtii   British leafminers ? Astrantia bieberstedtii   Mines in BMNH ? Astrantia carniolica Carnic Masterwort British leafminers ? Astrantia carniolica Carnic Masterwort Mines in BMNH ? Heracleum     Mines in BMNH ? Heracleum     Robbins, 1991: 67 ? Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed British leafminers ? Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed Spencer, 1972b: 121 ? Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed British leafminers ? Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Mines in BMNH ? Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Spencer, 1972b: 121 ? Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Bland, 1992 ? Pastinaca     Robbins, 1991: 67 ? Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip British leafminers ? Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Mines in BMNH ? Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Spencer, 1972b: 121 Hosts elsewhere: Apiaceae       Heracleum     Spencer, 1990: 160 Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed Spencer, 1976: 506 ? Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed Nederlandse bladmineerders ? Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Nederlandse bladmineerders Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Spencer, 1976: 506 Heracleum sibiricum   Spencer, 1976: 506 Levisticum     Spencer, 1990: 160 ? Levisticum officinale Lovage Nederlandse bladmineerders Pastinaca     Spencer, 1990: 160 ? Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Nederlandse bladmineerders Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Spencer, 1976: 506 Time of year - mines: May-November. Time of year - adults: June the following year. Distribution in Britain: Widespread and common throughout the British Isles (Spencer, 1972b: 79), Inner Hebrides (Isle of Coll) (Bland, 1992), Warwick (Longford) (Robbins, 1991: 67), East Kent, East Sutherland, Linlithgow, Mid-west York, North Lincoln, North-east York, South Somerset, South-east York, South-west York, Stafford, Surrey and West Norfolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL, HBRG, LWIC and NE). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including Belgium (de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991), Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 506), The Netherlands (de Meijere, 1924), Luxembourg (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 578), ? Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in Canada and the U.S.A. (Spencer, 1976: 506). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis pentheus (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis viridis (Nees, 1934) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Diglyphus isaea (Walker, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Pnigalio soemius (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Glyphognathus convexus (Delucchi, 1953) Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Miscogaster maculata Walker, 1833 Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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