A revision of the palaearctic species of the genus Ophiomyia Braschnikov (Diptera: Agromyzidae).

Abstract

All known Palaearctic species of the genus Ophiomyia Braschnikov have been examined. Thirty-five confirmed species are considered, three new species are described and ten new synonymies are established. - Many species can only be satisfactorily identified by the genitalia of the male and these are illustrated for all but two species. - Three species - Ophiomyia maura (Meigen), Ophiomyia labiatarumi Hering and Ophiomyia nasuta (Melander) are found to have a Holarctic distribution. - A new key to species has been prepared, based on but departing substantially from the earlier keys of Hendel and Hering.

Nomenclatural Acts

proboscidea Strobl, 1900 (Agromyza), syn. n. of Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848)
prominens Becker, 1908 (Agromyza), syn. n. of Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848)
Tylomyza Hendel, 1936 (Agromyzidae), syn. n. of Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 1897
cagliostro Rohdendorf-Holmanová, 1958 (Melanagromyza), syn. n. of Melanagromyza orbiculata Hendel, 1931
hexachaeta Hendel, 1931 (Melanagromyza), syn. n. of Melanagromyza orbiculata Hendel, 1931
nostradamus Hering, 1933 (Melanagromyza), syn. n. of Melanagromyza orbiculata Hendel, 1931
achilleae Hering, 1937 (Ophiomyia), syn. n. of Ophiomyia curvipalpis (Zetterstedt, 1848)
aragonensis Hering, 1943 (Ophiomyia), syn. n. of Ophiomyia submaura Hering, 1926
asparagi Spencer, 1964 (Ophiomyia), spec. n.
beckeri (Hendel, 1923) (Ophiomyia), comb. n. hitherto Melanagromyza beckeri Hendel, 1923
buccata Hendel, 1931 (Ophiomyia), Lectotype
cunctata (Hendel, 1920) (Ophiomyia), comb. n. hitherto Melanagromyza cunctata Hendel, 1920
delphinii Hendel, 1926 (Ophiomyia), Lectotype
galii Hering, 1937 (Ophiomyia), Lectotype
hieracii Spencer, 1964 (Ophiomyia), spec. n.
labiatarum Hering, 1937 (Ophiomyia), Lectotype
latifrons Hendel, 1931 (Ophiomyia), syn. n. of Ophiomyia melandryi De Meijere, 1924
major (Strobl, 1900) (Ophiomyia), Lectotype described as Agromyza curvipalpis, var. major
melandryi De Meijere, 1924 (Ophiomyia), Lectotype
moehringiae Hering, 1962 (Ophiomyia), syn. n. of Ophiomyia malandricaulis Hering, 1943
nasuta (Melander, 1913) (Ophiomyia), comb. n. hitherto Agromyza maura, var. nasuta Melander, 1913
orbiculata (Hendel, 1931) (Ophiomyia), comb. n. hitherto Melanagromyza orbiculata Hendel, 1931
penicillata Hendel, 1920 (Ophiomyia), Lectotype
persimilis Hendel, 1931 (Ophiomyia), syn. n. of Ophiomyia heringi Starý, 1930
pinguis (Fallén, 1820) (Ophiomyia), Lectotype described as Madiza pinguis
pulicaria (Meigen, 1830) (Ophiomyia), comb. n. hitherto Agromyza pulicaria Meigen, 1830
thalictrina Griffiths, 1963 (Ophiomyia), syn. n. of Ophiomyia aquilegiana Lundquist, 1947
vitiosa Spencer, 1964 (Ophiomyia), spec. n.