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PHLEUM. Cat's-tails and Timothy. [Poaceae]

Ten species of Phleum are recorded in Britain. These include the native Sand Cat's-tail (P. arenarium), Alpine Cat's-tail (P. alpinum), Smaller Cat's-tail (P. bertolonii), Purple-stem Cat's-tail (P. phleoides) and Timothy (P. pratense). Four dipterous miners, the agromyzids Agromyza mobilis, Agromyza nigrella, Chromatomyia fuscula and Chromatomyia nigra, are recorded on Phleum in Britain. Miners on grasses should be reared, whenever possible, to confirm their identity. See HOLCUS. Elsewhere the agromyzids Agromyza albipennis, Agromyza nigrella, Cerodontha denticornis, Cerodontha flavocingulata, Cerodontha incisa, Cerodontha lateralis, Cerodontha pygmaea, Cerodontha superciliosa, Chromatomyia fuscula, Chromatomyia nigra and Liriomyza flaveola and the ephydrid Hydrellia griseola are recorded mining Phleum. Two non-dipterous miners, Coleophora tricolor and Elachista rufocinerea, are recorded on Phleum in Britain. Elsewhere three additional British non-dipterous miners are recorded on Phleum.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Phleum in Britain Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae       Elachista rufocinerea (Haworth, 1828) Lepidoptera: Elachistidae Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Phleum elsewhere Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817) Lepidoptera: Elachistidae Elachista argentella (Clerck, 1759) Lepidoptera: Elachistidae Elachista bedellella (Sircom, 1848) Lepidoptera: Elachistidae

Last updated 11-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin

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