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Phytomyza thysselini Hendel, 1923 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza thysselini Hendel, 1923a. Dt. ent. Z. 1923: 394. Phytomyza carvifoliae Hendel, 1924. Konowia 3: 144. Phytomyza thysselini Hendel, 1923a; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 490. Phytomyza carvifoliae Hendel, 1924; Spencer, 1971b. Beitr. Ent. 21: 262. Phytomyza thysselini Hendel, 1923a; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 517, fig. 904 Phytomyza thysselini Hendel, 1923a; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 160, 175, 176 (fig. 660).

Leaf-mine: A narrow linear mine which can develop into a secondary blotch (Spencer, 1976: 517). Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1926). Posterior spiracles each with approx. 22 bulbs. Puparium: Black; posterior spiracles each with some 22 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 517). Hosts in Britain: Apiaceae       Peucedanum palustre Milk-parsley Irwin, 1985: 103 Hosts elsewhere: Apiaceae       Peucedanum     Spencer, 1990: 160 Peucedanum palustre Milk-parsley Spencer, 1976: 517 Peucedanum palustre Milk-parsley Nederlandse bladmineerders Selinum carvifolia Cambridge Milk-parsley Spencer, 1976: 517 Selinum carvifolia Cambridge Milk-parsley Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Recorded as new to Britain by Irwin (1985: 103). Known from East Norfolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 517), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Hungary and Lithuania (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis liriomyzae Delucchi, 1954 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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