Ophiomyia abutilivora Spencer

Ophiomyia abutilivora Spencer (Figs. 64–65) Material examined. IOWA: Winneshiek Co., Decorah, Trout Run Trail, vii.2017, em. by 26.vii.2017, J. van der Linden, ex Abutilon theophrasti, # CSE4940, CNC1643668–1643669 (1♁ 1♀). Hosts. Malvaceae: Abutilon theophrasti Medik.; adults have been collected on flowers of Sida cordifolia L. (Spencer & Steyskal 1986). Larval mine. (Figs. 64–65) The larva mines up and down the stem, forming an irregular, gall-like “welt” and associated scarring. Puparium. Whitish to yellowish; formed within the stem, with the anterior spiracles projecting through the epidermis. Phenology and voltinism. The only reared specimens in the type series are from Mississippi with a date of 22 October; whether this was the collection or emergence date was not stated, but either way they would seem to represent a different generation from our Iowa specimens, which emerged from green stems in late July. Adults have been collected in August and September in Minnesota, and in March in Florida (Spencer & Steyskal 1986). Distribution. USA: FL, *IA, [IL], MN, MS, [WI] (Spencer & Steyskal 1986).
Published as part of Eiseman, Charles S., Lonsdale, Owen, Linden, John Van Der, Feldman, Tracy S. & Palmer, Michael W., 2021, Thirteen new species of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from the United States, with new host and distribution records for 32 additional species, pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 4931 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4931.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4545337
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