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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Agromyza pennisetivora
Spencer
Agromyza pennisetivora
Spencer, 1961a: 63
.
Material examined
. ♀, Sakon Nakhon, Phu Phan National Park, 16˚54.630´N, 103˚54.266´E,
281 m
a.s.l.,
6–13 xi 2006
, Malaise trap, Sailom Tongboonchai; ♀, Ubon Ratchat, Pha Taem National Park, 15˚27.435´N, 105˚34.838´E,
238 m
,
11–18 xi 2006
, Malaise trap, Sorawit & Thongdee.
Remarks
. This large, black species is characterized by the whitish yellow fringe on the calypter, the brownish tibiae and tarsi (paler on the fore leg), the narrow gena (
1/8–1/10
as high as eye), the presence of a distinct epistome and only one or two long postsutural
dc
(anterior two or three
dc
before that as long as
acr
); wing length
2.5–2.7 mm
in female. Host plant:
Pennisetum typhoideum
(Poaceae)
(Spencer 1961a).
Distribution
.
India
,
Thailand
(new record).