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SALIX. Willows & Osiers. [Salicaceae]

There are eighteen native species and five introduced species of Salix in Britain including White Willow (S. alba), Goat Willow (S. caprea), Crack-willow (S. fragilis), Purple Willow (S. purpurea), Creeping Willow (S. repens), Almond Willow (S. triandra) and Osier (S. viminalis). Three dipterous miners, the agromyzids Agromyza albitarsis, Aulagromyza fulvicornis and Aulagromyza tridentata, are recorded on Salix in Britain. The agromyzid Hexomyza simplicoides forms twig galls on Salix in Britain. The agromyzid Phytobia cambii feeds in the cambium of Salix and Populus in Britain and also Alnus, Betula and Carpinus elsewhere. Twenty-eight non-dipterous miners are recorded on Salix in Britain (see below). Elsewhere two additional British non-dipterous miners are recorded on Salix (see below).

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

1> Linear mine. A narrow, upper surface winding linear mine, brown when old. Pupation external. Puparium reddish Mine of Aulagromyza fulvicornis on Salix (reflected light). Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Mine of Aulagromyza fulvicornis on Salix (transmitted light). Image: Dr. György Csóka (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Aulagromyza fulvicornis (Hendel) [Agromyzidae]. -> Blotch mine. 2. 2> Larva forming a greenish-black blotch mine, which quickly turns brown, frequently several larvae feed together. Puparium yellowish to reddish brown Mine of Agromyza albitarsis on Populus alba. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Agromyza albitarsis Meigen [Agromyzidae]. -> A yellowish blotch. Pupation internal or external; a large exit slit is cut and the puparium not infrequently remains at the end of the mine. Puparium yellowish-brown Mine of Aulagromyza tridentata on Salix. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Aulagromyza tridentata (Loew) [Agromyzidae].

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Salix in Britain Callisto coffeella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae       Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius, 1781) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Coleophora albidella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora currucipennella Zeller, 1839 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Coleophora lusciniaepennella (Treitschke, 1833) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae   Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Ectoedemia intimella (Zeller, 1848) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae   Gypsonoma dealbana (Frölich, 1828) Lepidoptera: Tortricidae   Heterarthrus microcephalus (Klug, 1818) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae   Isochnus foliorum (Müller, 1764) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Isochnus sequensi (Stierlin, 1894) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758) Lepidoptera: Lyonetidae Phyllocnistis ramulicola Langmaid & Corley, 2007 Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae     Phyllocnistis saligna (Zeller, 1839) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter dubitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter quinqueguttella (Stainton, 1851) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae   Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter salictella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter viminetorum (Stainton, 1854) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae     Rhamphus pulicarius (Herbst) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Stigmella obliquella (Heinemann, 1862) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae   Stigmella salicis (Stainton, 1854) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae Stigmella zelleriella (Snellen, 1875) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae     Tachyerges decoratus (Germar, 1821) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Tachyergus pseudostigma Tempere, 1982 Coleoptera: Curculionidae       Tachyerges salicis (Linnaeus, 1758) Coleoptera: Curculionidae   Tachyerges stigma (Germar, 1821) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Salix elsewhere Coleophora anatipennella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae Leucoptera sinuella (Reutti, 1853) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae

Last updated 11-Jun-2008  Brian Pitkin