Thailand Agromyzidae (Diptera) — 2
Author
Sasakawa, Mitsuhiro
text
Zootaxa
2013
3746
4
501
528
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3746.4.1
2c47b519-8bb0-41d2-a4ab-3abec949499e
1175-5326
216905
F34E3BEA-CABE-4595-B1EB-40CC4802A942
Genus
Ophiomyia
Brazhnikov
This genus is widely distributed throughout the world. The 24 species have hitherto been recorded from the Oriental region, of which five species,
Ophiomyia atralis
(Spencer)
,
O
. conspicu
a (Spencer),
O
. rotata
(Spencer)
, and two bean flies:
O
. centrosematis
(Meijere)
and
O
.
phaseoli
(Tryon)
, have been known to occur in
Thailand
(Sasakawa 1977, 1981: Spencer 1986). Six further species are recorded below, three of which are new to science.
The males of three species,
Ophiomyia cornuta
Meijere,
O
.
setituberosa Sasakawa, and
O
. striata
sp
.
nov
.
, have the vibrissal fasciculus, respectively, which is one of the generic characters. The distinctly raised facial carina as the other generic character is lacking in some species. All the species without these generic characters are clearly confirmed in their generic position by the characters of male genitalia such as surstylus, hypandrium and phallus, and larval posterior spiracles (shape, number of opening bulbs, etc). The larvae of this genus are known as the leafminers, external or internal stem-miners (rarely fruit-miners).