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BROMOPSIS. Bromes. [Poaceae]

Five species of Bromopsis are recorded in Great Britain and Ireland. These include the native Lesser Hairy-brome (B. benekenii), Upright Brome (B. erecta), Hungarian Brome (B. inermis, with two subspecies) and Hairy-brome (B. ramosa). There are British and Dutch records of dipterous miners on Bromus ramosus which may refer to Bromopsis ramosus or Bromus racemosus. See BROMUS. Two non-dipterous miners are recorded on Bromopsis in Britain. Elsewhere one additional British non-dipterous miner is recored on Bromopsis.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Bromopsis in Britain Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Elachista subnigrella Douglas, 1853 Lepidoptera: Elachistidae       Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Bromopsis elsewhere Elachista luticomella Zeller, 1839 Lepidoptera: Elachistidae

Last updated 22-Mar-2008  Brian Pitkin