Phytomyza
nigripennis Fallén, 1823
[Diptera:
Agromyzidae]
Phytomyza
nigripennis Fallén, 1823b. Phytomyzides et Ochtidiae
Sveciae : 2
Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Hendel, 1935.
Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 439
Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk
ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 88
Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Spencer, 1976.
Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 455-6, figs 796-797
Phytomyza nigripennis Fallén, 1823b; Spencer, 1990.
Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera)
:21, 27, 28 (figs 60-1).
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Stem-borer:
Larva feeds internally in stem (Spencer,
1990: 27).
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).
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: May.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain including Surrey
(Selsdon), Sussex (Laughton), Oxford (Bagley) (Spencer, 1972b: 88) and Lanark (Braidwood) (Bland,
1994c: 83); Dorset, East Kent and South-west Yorkshire (NBN
Atlas). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
(Spencer, 1976: 456), Germany
(Spencer, 1976: 574), Belgium,
Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland,
Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland
(Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
Currently unknown.
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