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Agromyza pseudorufipes Nowakowski, 1964. Dt. ent. Z. (N.F.) 11: 205 (183 in key)
Agromyza pseudorufipes Nowakowski, 1964; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 35, 109
Agromyza pseudorufipes Nowakowski, 1964; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 198, 199.

Leaf-miner: A large blotch, larva frequently entering a second leaf to complete development (Spencer, 1972b: 35).

Single larva. Primary and secondary feeding lines indistinct. Frass in short thread fragments. Pupation outside the mine; exit slit upper-surface (Bladmineerders van Europa).

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 Nowakowski (1964).

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).

Comments: Possibly a junior synonym of Agromyza canadensis Malloch, 1913.

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Boraginaceae
Myosotis				Robbins, 1991: 97
Myosotis				Spencer, 1972b: 109
Myosotis	arvensis	Field Forget-me-not		Robbins, 1989: 20
Myosotis	sylvatica	Wood Forget-me-not		Robbins, 1989: 20

Hosts elsewhere:

Boraginaceae
Myosotis				Spencer, 1990: 199
Myosotis	palustris	Common Water Forget-Me-Not		Bladmineerders van Europa
Myosotis	sylvatica	Wood Forget-me-not		Bladmineerders van Europa
Podonosma				Spencer, 1990: 199
Trigonotis				Spencer, 1990: 199

Time of year - mines: Currently unknown.

Time of year - adults: August.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Surrey (Bookham), Yorkshire (Harrogate and Ingleborough), Radnor (Llangammarch) (Spencer, 1972b: 35) and Warwickshire (Brinklow and Piles Coppice) (Robbins, 1991: 97).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia (Fauna Europaea).

Also recorded in Japan (Spencer, 1990).

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British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: