Studien über Minierfliegen. (Dipt. Agromyzidae) 3. Revision der in Labiaten und Boraginaceen minierenden Arten aus der Gruppe der Phytomyza obscura Hend., mit einem Beitrag zur Kenntnis ihrer Hymenopteren-Parasiten

Molecular phylogeny and systematics of leaf‐mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae): delimitation of Phytomyza Fallén sensu lato and included species groups, with new insights on morphological and host‐use evolution

“…until morphology of the terminalia was widely examined and natural groupings further explored (e.g. Nowakowski, 1959, 1962; Griffiths, 1964, 1972b, 1973; Spencer, 1976; Zlobin, 1994b, 1997). Species groups of Phytomyza were individually discussed by Spencer (1990) in the context of host plant association; this is the main source used to identify presumptive species groups for this study.…”

“…Delimitation and full resolution of relationships within the aquilegiae clade will thus require increased gene and taxon sampling, although two previously recognized lineages are supported by our data. Phytomyza nepetae , P. ovalis and P. tetrasticha represent the small nepetae , symphyti and obscura groups, respectively, which were united by Nowakowski (1959) in the obscura group sensu lato. These groups feed only on Lamiaceae and Boraginaceae, both belonging to the ‘Euasterids I’ clade (APGII, 2003).…”

Phytomyza petoei (Diptera: Agromyzidae), a leaf miner on cultivated mint, newly recorded in the Nearctic Region

“…Phytomyza thymi is the species that is probably the most closely related to P. petoei, and can only be differentiated by its smaller size, the occasional extra ors, and the form of the mine (essentially linear in P. petoei but ending in a distinct blotch in P. thymi (Spencer 1976)). In addition, P. thymi is so far known only from species of Thymus L. Only one other European species is known to feed on Mentha: P. tetrasticha Hendel, which has significantly different genitalia and belongs to the P. obscura group (Nowakowski 1959).…”