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CLINOPODIUM. Basil Thyme, Calamints and Wild Basil. [Lamiaceae]

Seven species of Clinopodium are recorded in Britain. These include the native Basil Thyme (C. acinos), Common Calamint (C. ascendens), Lesser Calamint (C. calamintha), Wood Calamint (C. menthifolium) and Wild Basil (C. vulgare). Wood Calamint (C. menthifolium) is protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Two dipterous miners, the agromyzids Ophiomyia labiatarum and Phytomyza obscura, are recorded on Clinopodium in Britain. Elsewhere the agromyzid Ophiomyia curvipalpis and Phytomyza obscura are recorded mining Clinopodium. Two non-dipterous miners are recorded on Clinopodium in Britain (see below).

Key for the identification of the known Diptera mines in Britain.

1> Stem mine. shallow, inconspicuous external stem mine. Pupation in stem near a node. Puparium whitish-grey Ophiomyia labiatarum Hering [Agromyzidae]. ->Leaf mine. Mine beginning with a small spiral, later developing into a greenish blotch, brown when old. Puparium frequently in mine. Phytomyza obscura Hendel [Agromyzidae].

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Clinopodium in Britain Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Stephensia brunnichella (Linnaeus, 1767) Lepidoptera: Elachistidae

Last updated 19-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin

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