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CONIUM. Hemlock. [Apiaceae]

Hemlock (C. maculatum), is the only species of Conium recorded in Britain. It is a native species. Two dipterous miners, the agromyzid Phytomyza conii and the tephritid Euleia heraclei, are recorded on Conium in Britain. Elsewhere the agromyzids Phytomyza chaerophylli and Phytomyza conii and the tephritid Euleia heraclei are recorded mining Conium. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Conium in Britain. Elsewhere one additional British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Conium (see below).

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

1> Blotch mine. Pupation in soil. Puparium yellow Mine of Euleia heraclei on Heracleum. Image: Brian Pitkin Euleia heraclei (Linnaeus) [Tephritidae]. ->Mine linear, greenish. Puparium remains glued to leaf beyond the end of the mine. Puparium shining black Phytomyza conii Hering [Agromyzidae].

British non-dipterous miners recorded on Conium elsewhere Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze, 1783) Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae

Last updated 22-Mar-2008  Brian Pitkin

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