New state and host records for Agromyzidae (Diptera) in the United States, with the description of thirty new species
Author
Eiseman, Charles S.
Author
Lonsdale, Owen
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-09-14
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4479.1.1
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Liriomyza limopsis
Lonsdale
(
Figs. 144–145
)
Material
examined.
MASSACHUSETTS
:
Berkshire Co.
,
Becket
,
7.viii.2015
, em.
20–22.viii.2015
,
C.S. Eiseman
, ex
Oclemena
acuminata
, #CSE2012,
CNC654246
(
1♀
)
;
Franklin Co.
,
Northfield
,
King Philip’s Hill
,
30.v.2015
, em.
17.vi.2015
,
C.S. Eiseman
, ex
Eurybia
divaricata
, #CSE1610,
CNC564672
(
1♂
)
;
Wendell
,
19.vii.2016
, em.
31.vii–3.viii.2016
,
C.S. Eiseman
, ex
Oclemena
×blakei
, #CSE2826,
CNC638891–638896
(
3♂
3♀
)
;
Hampshire
Co.,
Pelham
,
Butter Hill
,
25.vi.2014
, em.
10.vii.2014
,
C.S. Eiseman
, ex
Eurybia
divaricata
, #CSE1168,
CNC384891
(
1♀
)
;
NEW
YORK
:
Essex Co.
,
Upper Jay
, by Ausable
River
,
East Branch
,
2.vi.2012
, em. by
23.vi.2012
,
C.S. Eiseman
, ex
Oclemena
acuminata
(
1♂
)
.
Hosts.
Asteraceae
:
Eurybia divaricata
(L.) G.L. Nesom,
Oclemena acuminata
(Michx.) Greene,
O. *×blakei
(Porter) G.L. Nesom.
Leaf mine.
(
Figs. 144–145
) Greenish to whitish, turning brown; a gradually expanding, irregular mine with concentric feeding lines (these tending to be more distinct on
Eurybia
), presenting an intestine-like appearance. Some mines are compact, forming a secondary blotch, and some are more spread-out and serpentine in form. Frass is in dark grains, streaks, and irregular lumps, rather sparse on
Oclemena
.
Puparium.
Yellow-orange to brown; formed outside the mine.
Distribution.
USA
: MA, NY;
Canada
: NS, ON, QC. We have seen probable mines of this species in ME and OH.