Agromyza nigripes

Agromyza nigripes is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2] The body is black. The thorax and abdomen are shiny. There are 1 + 4 dorsocentral bristles and 7 rows of acrostical bristles. The wing veins are brown, yellow at the base. Long. : 2-3,5 mm.[3][4] The larva makes serpentine mines in Medicago sativa leaves.

Agromyza nigripes
Agromyza nigripes leafmines on Medicago sativa
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A. nigripes
Binomial name
Agromyza nigripes
Meigen, 1830

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliothèque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
  4. Griffiths, G.C.D.(1963). A revision of the Palaearctic species of the nigripes group of the genus Agromyza Fallén (Diptera, Agromyzidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 106: 113-168.
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