New records of leaf-miner flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) from Morocco

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Agromyzidae · Topics: Insect behavior and control techniques, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect and Pesticide Research

New records are provided of the family Agromyzidae (leaf-miner flies) from Morocco. Thirty agromyzid species are newly recorded, seven of these in Agromyzinae: Agromyza (Agromyza anthracina, A. conjuncta, A. mobilis, A. myosotidis, A. nigrescens), Hexomyza (H. simples), and Ophiomyia (O. pinguis). The other 23 new records are in Phytomyzinae: Amauromyza (Cephalomyza) karli, Calycomyza flavomaculata, C. solidaginis, Cerodontha (Butomomyza) eucaricis, C. (Dizygomyza) luctuosa, C. (Icteromyza) geniculata, Chromatomyia centaurii, Liriomyza amoena, L. brassicae, L. strigata, Phytoliriomyza arctica, P. perpusilla, P. pteridii, Phytomyza anemones, Ph. clematidis, Ph. crassiseta, Ph. notata, Ph. plantaginis, Ph. rufipes, Ph. vitalbae, Pseudonapomyza confusa, Ps. palavae, and Ps. vota. The genus Calycomyza Hendel is newly reported from the country. The present study is based on recent entomological surveys and has increased the total number of agromyzid species in Morocco to 92. Information on the distribution and ecology of each species is provided.

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