Chromatomyia
scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851) [Diptera:
Agromyzidae]
Phytomyza
scolopendri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851. Rev. Mag. Zool. (2) 3: 402
Phytomyza scolopendri Goureau, 1851. Annls Soc. ent.
Fr. (2) 9: 139 [as scolopendri R.-D.]
Phytomyza scolopendri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Hendel,
1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 474
Phytomyza scolopendri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Collart,
1953. Bulletin et Annales de la Societe royale
belge d'Entomologie 89: PAGE
Phytomyza scolopendri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk
ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 73, 109
Phytomyza scolopendri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Spencer,
1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 493-4, figs. 864.
Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851); Spencer,
1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera)
: 5, 6, 8, 12 (fig. 30), 13, 403, 405.
Phytomyza scolopendri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851; Winkler
et al. 2009. Syst. ent. 34: 260-292.
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Leaf-miner: Larva forms a long greenish linear mine, frequently following a
vein; mines can be up to 10 cm long. Pupation internal; anterior
spiracles projecting through the leaf epidermis (Spencer, 1972b).
Corridor,
with the frass in an almost uninterrupted line along one side. In
small leaves the corridor often follows the margin, but when space
is not limited, like in Hart's-tongue Fern, it curves smoothly,
not infrequently running over the midrib for some distance. Pupation
mostly within the mine; the anterior spiracles then penetrate the
epidermis (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Forms a long narrow mine (up to 10cms). It is normally greenish and upper surface (British
leafminers).
Larva: The larvae of flies are leg-less maggots without a head capsule (see examples). They never have thoracic or abdominal legs. They do not have chewing mouthparts, although they do have a characteristic cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton (see examples), usually visible internally through the body wall.
The larva is described by Dempewolf (2001:
208).
Puparium: The puparia of flies are formed within the hardened last larval skin or puparium and as a result sheaths enclosing head appendages, wings and legs are not visible externally (see examples).
'Slipper-shaped', whitish-yellow with minute black spiracles; posterior
spiracles each with an ellipse of 9 bulbs.
Comments:
Ceterach officinarum is treated as Asplenium
ceterach (Rustyback) and Phyllitis
scolopendrium is treated as Asplenium
scolopendrium (Hart's-tongue) by Stace (2010).
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland: Asplenium ruta-muraria (Wall-rue), Phyllitis scolopendrium (= Asplenium scolopendrium)(Hartstongue), Polypodium vulgare (Common Polypody)
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: May-September.
Time
of year - adults: May.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain including
Gloucestershire (Wye Valley) (British
leafminers), Somerset (Cheddar), Devon (Hope), Cornwall (Hayle),
Westmorland (Ambleside) (Spencer, 1972b: 73), Hampshire (Storth, Cumbria) (British
leafminers), Warwickshire (Rowington) (Robbins,
1991: 20), Berwickshire (Douglas Dean) (Bland,
1989: 44); Cambridgeshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, East Gloucestershire, East Sutherland,
Glamorgan, Main Argyll, Monmouthshire, North Somersett, South Devon, South Somerset, West Gloucestershire, West Lancashire and Westmorland (NBN
Atlas).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Kerry (Killarney) (Spencer, 1972b: 73). Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in much of Europe including Denmark (Spencer,
1976: 494), Belgium (Collart,
1953: 237-238; de
Bruyn and von Tschirnhaus, 1991), The Netherlands (Bladmineerders van Europa), Germany (Spencer,
1976: 578; Dempewolf, 2001:
208), European Turkey, French mainland, Italian mainland, Poland
and Spanish mainland (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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