Agromyza albitarsis Meigen

Eiseman, Charles S. & Lonsdale, Owen, 2018, New state and host records for Agromyzidae (Diptera) in the United States, with the description of thirty new species, Zootaxa 4479 (1), pp. 1-156 : 7

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4479.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5997579
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scientific name	Agromyza albitarsis Meigen
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Agromyza albitarsis Meigen View in CoL

( Figs. 2 View FIGURES 1–6. 1 , 63 View FIGURES 63–74 )

Material examined. VERMONT: Chittenden Co., South Burlington , Winooski Gorge , 29.vi.2014, em. 20.vii.2014, C.S. Eiseman, ex Populus balsamifera , #CSE1203, CNC384877 View Materials , CNC384878 View Materials (1♂ 1♀) .

Hosts. Salicaceae : Populus balsamifera L., P. tremuloides Michx , P. trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex. Hook. ( Spencer 1969); recorded from various other Populus and Salix species in Europe ( Ellis 2016).

Leaf mine. ( Fig. 63 View FIGURES 63–74 ) A “large greenish blotch mine, which turns brown with age” ( Spencer 1969). The mine that was photographed at the time of collection was a gradually expanding blotch along the leaf margin, with four larvae advancing together side by side. The newest portion was greenish and the rest was turning brownish. Frass was in small, scattered, irregular particles.

Puparium. ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–6. 1 ) Reddish-brown, 2.3 mm by 1.3 mm; formed outside the mine.

Distribution. * USA: VT; Canada: BC; Europe.

Comments. See comments under Agromyza isolata .