Thirteen new species of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from the United States, with new host and distribution records for 32 additional species
Author
Eiseman, Charles S.
Author
Lonsdale, Owen
0000-0001-7034-3330
onsdale@agr.gc.ca
Author
Linden, John Van Der
0000-0003-2651-0634
johnbvdl@gmail.com
Author
Feldman, Tracy S.
0000-0001-5939-6810
feldmants@sa.edu
Author
Palmer, Michael W.
0000-0003-1452-2152
mike.palmer@okstate.edu
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-02-17
4931
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1
68
journal article
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Phytomyza flavicornis
Fallén
(
Fig. 57
)
Material examined.
IOWA
:
Winneshiek Co.
,
Roslien Woods
,
1.ii.2018
, em.
18.ii.2018
,
J. van der Linden
, ex
Urtica dioica
, #
CSE4943
,
CNC1643673–1643674
(1♁
1♀
)
.
Hosts.
Urticaceae
:
Urtica dioica
L.
; adults have been caught on
U. gracilis
Aiton (
Spencer 1969
)
.
Larval biology.
The larva bores in the pith of the stem and roots.
Puparium.
(
Fig. 57
) Slender and yellowish, with deep intersegmental grooves; formed within the stem.
Phenology and voltinism.
Pupae overwinter, with adults emerging in spring. Collection dates for adults range from 23 April in
Oregon
to 7 July in
Manitoba
(
Spencer 1969
;
Spencer & Steyskal 1986
).
Distribution.
USA
: *IA, IN, MI, OR;
Canada
: AB, MB, ON; Europe (
Spencer 1969
;
Spencer & Steyskal 1986
).