Aulagromyza anteposita [Diptera: Agromyzidae] in Leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects

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

Aulagromyza anteposita (Strobl, 1898)
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Phytomyza anteposita Strobl, 1898a. Mitt. naturw. Ver. Steierm. 34: 275
Paraphytomyza anteposita (Strobl, 1898a); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 64
Paraphytomyza anteposita (Strobl, 1898a); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 234 (fig. 885), 235, 236
Aulagromyza anteposita (Strobl, 1898)

Stem-feeder: Spencer (1972b) recorded anteposita as an 'external stem miner (report as stem-borer on Galium molluga inaccurate)'. However, he later stated that the species was an 'internal stem-feeder' (Spencer, 1990: 235).

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:

Rubiaceae
Galium	aparine	Cleavers	Robbins, 1991: 105
Galium	aparine	Cleavers	Spencer, 1972b: 119

Hosts elsewhere:

Rubiaceae
Galium	aparine	Cleavers		Spencer, 1990: 235

Time of year - larvae: Currently unknown.

Time of year - adults: June.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain including Kent (Darenth), Middlesex (Scratch Wood) and Dunbartonshire (Bonhill) (Spencer, 1972b: 64); Cambridgeshire and Dumfriesshire (NBN Atlas).

Distribution elsewhere: Europe (Spencer, 1990: 235) including Austria, Balearic Is, Belgium, Canary Is., Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, French mainland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

Galium aparine

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


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	Last updated 28-Mar-2018 Brian Pitkin