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SYNOPSIS

About 900 British leaf, stem, twig, bark and samara mines are included in this account and where possible keys are provided for their identification by host plant genus.

Keys are provided for the identification of 484 of the host plant genera discussed, although for 119 of these host plant genera the keys to Diptera and non-Dipera are separate. No keys for the identification of the mines are included for the 354 remaining host plant genera, as although they may include miners elsewhere, they either do not occur in Britain, they are treated elsewhere under a different name or no miners are recorded on them in Britain.

Checklists are provided for all insect species discussed. Checklists by scientific and common name (where they exist) are given for all host plants.

The synonymy and known host plants, biology and distribution, where known, are given for all species included, along with a list of known parasitoids (where known).

Galleries now exist for a total of 1,006 species (36 species of beetles, 473 species of flies, 469 species of moths and 28 species of sawflies), although not all are miners. These images are mainly sourced from Bladmineerders van Europa and British Leafminers, but include some originals taken by Brian Pitkin and others (see Acknowledgements).

Links, where they exist, are included to species accounts in Bladmineerders van Europa (formerly Nederlandse bladmineerders), British Leafminers and UKMoths. Links for all species are given to the Biodiversity Heritage Library, Encyclopedia of Life, Fauna Europaea (including distribution lists by country), National Biodiversity Network (including distribution maps), the Universal Chalcidoid Database, Google, Google Scholar and Google Images.

Full-colour images of host plants are provided for 195 of the host plant genera, although not all are known host plants of miners in Britain. Links from 166 of the included host plant species to the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI) Map Scheme (formerly Atlas Update Project) are provided, showing their hectad distribution.

If you notice any errors or omissions please contact Brian Pitkin. There is hyperlink to his e-mail address at the foot of every page. Just click on his name to launch your own e-mail application. Please quote the name of the insect, parasitoid or host plant in the subject of your e-mail.

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