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Phytomyza tenella Meigen, 1830 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza tenella Meigen, 1830. Syst. Beschr. 6: 195. Phytomyza zonata Zetterstedt, 1848. Diptera Scandinaviae. 7: 2834. Phytomyza tenella Meigen, 1830; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 497. Phytomyza pedicularis Hering, 1949b. Notul ent. 28: 182. Phytomyza tenella Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 84 (fig. 276), 85, 120. Phytomyza tenella Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 512-14, figs 897-8. Phytomyza tenella Meigen, 1830; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 222, 227, 228 (fig. 859).

Seed-feeder: Larvae feeding in seed-heads. Pupation external (Spencer, 1976: 512). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Brownish; posterior spiracles enlarged, each with about 45 bulbs. Hosts in Britain: Scrophulariaceae       Pedicularis palustris Marsh Lousewort Spencer, 1972b: 120 Pedicularis sylvatica Marsh Lousewort Bland, 1992 Hosts elsewhere: Scrophulariaceae       Pedicularis     Spencer, 1976: 512 Pedicularis palustris Marsh Lousewort Spencer, 1976: 512 Pedicularis palustris Marsh Lousewort Spencer, 1990: 227 Time of year - larvae: August. Time of year - adults: June the following year. Distribution in Britain: Inverness (Loch Pityoulish), Elgin (Culbin Sands) (Spencer, 1972b: 85), Inner Hebrides (Isle of Coll) (Bland, 1992) and North-east York (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Clare (Burren) (Spencer, 1972b: 85). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 512), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 578), Azores, Belgium, Canary Is., Estonia, Faroe Is., French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Madeira, Poland, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in Canada (Spencer, 1976: 512). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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