Thailand Agromyzidae (Diptera) — 2
Author
Sasakawa, Mitsuhiro
text
Zootaxa
2013
3746
4
501
528
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3746.4.1
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1175-5326
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Ophiomyia ricini
(Meijere)
Melanagromyza ricini
Meijere 1922: 20
.
Ophiomyia ricini
: Spencer, 1990: 147
.
Material examined
. 1♀, Phitsanulok, Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, 16˚50.641´N, 101˚52.894´E,
557 m
a.s.l.,
18–25 viii 2006
, Malaise trap, Pongpitak Pranee; 1♀, Rhetchabun, Khao Kho National Park, 16˚39.257´N, 101˚07.945´E,
186 m
,
19–26 ix 2006
, Malaise trap, Somchai Chachumnan & Sa-ink Singtong.
Remarks
. This black species is large, with a wing length of
2.5–2.9 mm
and a black fringe on the calypter, r-m is at the midpoint of discal cell, and the ultimate section of CuA1 is 1/2–3/4 as long as the penultimate section. The larva is known as a fruit-feeder of
Ricinus
sp. (
Euphorbiaceae
).
Distribution
.
Indonesia
(Java, Sumbawa,
Flores
),
Myanmar
,
Thailand
(new record),
Philippines
,
Taiwan
;
Japan
(Ryukyus).