Species Agromyza varifrons

Classification · Explanation of Names · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Opomyzoidea

Family Agromyzidae (Leaf Miner Flies)

Subfamily Agromyzinae

Genus Agromyza

No Taxon (Celtis- and Ulmus-feeding species)

Species varifrons (Agromyza varifrons)

Explanation of Names

Author: Coquillett, 1902

Remarks

Larvae mine leaves of hackberry (Celtis). This is the only agromyzid listed in (1) with this host. The mine is described as "an irregular linear blotch, most frequently following the leaf margin. One empty leaf mine found at Hot Springs, Ark. . . can scarcely be associated with A. varifrons. It is a more regular blotch toward the center of the leaf blade and possibly represents an undescribed species."

Works Cited

1.	Manual of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) of the United States - Agriculture Handbook Number 638 Kenneth A. Spencer and George C. Steyskal. 1986. United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 15 August, 2009 - 6:02am
Last updated 16 June, 2011 - 6:46pm

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