Liriomyza sp. 9

(Fig. 164)

Material examined. MASSACHUSETTS: Hampshire Co., Pelham, Quarry St., 25.vi.2013, em. 6–8.vii.2013, C.S. Eiseman, ex Pisum sativum, #CSE657, CNC384720, CNC384721 (2♀) .

Host. Fabaceae: Pisum sativum L. (snow pea).

Leaf mine. (Fig. 164) A whitish, dramatically widening, serpentine mine with frass in alternating, dark green, beaded strips.

Puparium. Yellowish brown; formed outside the mine.

Comments. The coloration of these pale females cannot reliably associate them with known Nearctic species from Fabaceae, including L. trifolii, which has a higher gena, well-developed ori (anterior reduced in these females) and slightly different coloration across the head, thorax and abdomen.