Genus Liriomyza

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Habitat · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Acalyptratae)

Family Agromyzidae (Leaf Miner Flies)

Genus Liriomyza

Numbers

66 described, and several undescribed, species in N. America north of Mexico. (1)

Identification

Frons dark, first flagellomere yellow, fore tibia without lateral setae, first flagellomere without apical spine, M1+2 ending nearer to wing tip than R4+5, halter light colored, C extends to M1+2, fronto-orbital setae erect, reclinate, or absent, Sc incomplete (Spencer, 1987) (1)

Habitat

The larvae all mine leaves. 3 species, L. huidobrensis, L. sativae, and L. trifolii are highly polyphagous and are agricultural pests in Florida and California. (1)

Remarks

This genus, and a few others in Agromyzidae, are notable as they are sound-producing. These flies have a stridulatory comb on their hind femur and a file on their 1st abdominal segment. (1)

Print References

Spencer, K. A. 1987. 73. Agromyzidae. Manual of Nearct. Dipt. 2:869-879. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Manual of Neactic Diptera Volume 2 By Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood.

Contributed by Keith Bayless on 14 February, 2007 - 4:31pm
Last updated 28 March, 2008 - 4:14pm

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