The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects
 

(Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera)

by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds

 

Melanagromyza nibletti Spencer, 1957
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]


Melanagromyza nibletti Spencer, 1957e. Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26: 180
Melanagromyza nibletti Spencer, 1957e. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 18 (figs 22-24), 19, 121
Melanagromyza nibletti Spencer, 1957e; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 160, 163, 164 (fig. 592).


Stem-borer: Internal stem borer. Pupation in stem (Spencer, 1972b: 19).

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.

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).

Posterior spiracles separated by own diameter, solidly chitinised, black, with 10-12 bulbs around a strong central horn (Spencer, 1972b: 18, fig. 24).

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Apiaceae        
Silaum silaus Pepper-saxifrage British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Spencer, 1972b: 121

Hosts elsewhere:

Apiaceae        
Silaum       Spencer, 1990: 160

Time of year - larvae: Currently unknown.

Time of year - adults: Currently unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Southern England (Spencer, 1990: 163) including Surrey (Bookham) (Spencer, 1972b: 19).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Belarus, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

Silaum silaus

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.



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