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GENISTA. Greenweeds, Petty Whin and Broom. [Fabaceae]

Eleven species of Genista are recorded in Britain. These include the native Hairy Greenweed (G. pilosa) and Petty Whin (G. anglica) and Dyer's Greenweed (G. tinctoria). Two dipterous miners, the agromyzids Agromyza johannae and Agromyza pulla, are recorded on Genista in Britain. Elsewhere the agromyzid Agromyza pulla is recorded mining Genista and the agromyzid Hexomyza sarothamni is recorded galling twigs of Genista. Eight non-dipterous miners are recorded on Genista in Britain (see below).

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

1> Initially a linear mine, normally adjoining leaf-margin and running towards apex of leaf, then turning and widening into a blotch in area of mid-rib. Puparium reddish-orange Mine of Agromyza johannae on Cytisus scoparius. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Agromyza johannae Meijere [Agromyzidae]. ->Leaf mine. An initial linear mine, which later develops into a blotch. Agromyza pulla Meigen [Agromyzidae].

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Genista in Britain Coleophora genistae Stainton, 1857 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora saturatella Stainton, 1850 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Coleophora vibicella (Hübner, 1813) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Leucoptera laburnella (Stainton, 1851) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae Leucoptera spartifoliella (Hübner, 1813) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae   Phyllonorycter staintoniella (Nicelli, 1853) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae       Syncopacma albipalpella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae       Syncopacma suecicella (Wolff, 1958) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae

Last updated 08-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin

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