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APERA. Silky-bents. [Poaceae]

Two native species of Apera are recorded in Britain - Dense Silky-bent (A. interrupta) and Loose Silky-bent (A. spica-venti). No dipterous miners are recorded on Apera in Britain. Elsewhere the grass-feeding agromyzids Agromyza nigrociliata, Cerodontha pygmaea, Cerodontha superciliosa, Chromatomyia nigra and Pseudonapomyza atra and the polyphagous ephydrid Hydrellia griseola are recorded mining Apera. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Apera in Britain

Last updated 21-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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