Meoneura obscurella

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Meoneura obscurella

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Description & taxonomy

Meoneura obscurella (Fallén)
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 15:10 — Irina Brake

Diagnosis:
see Hennig 1937: 68 (in German) or Sabrosky 1959: 22 (in English). Description of larva and puparium in Engel 1930.

Taxonomic data
Valid Genus:
Meoneura
Species epithet:
obscurella
Author:
Fallén
Year:
1823
Page:
6
Synonyms:
Agromyza pectinata Meigen, 1830: 179; Agromyza infuscata Meigen, 1830: 184; Agromyza tritici Fitch, 1856: 535; Agromyza vagans var. geniculata Strobl, 1898: 585

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Description: Adult
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General
Distribution:
Palaearctic Region: widesp. (Iceland to China); Nearctic Region: Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ontario

Biology:
Adults have been collected on Angelica-flowers, carrion, salt fish and seeds. Specimens have been reared from snuff and wheat.

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Bibliography

Year	Author	Title
2002	Beuk, P. L. T.	Family Carnidae
2001	Chandler, P. J.; Petersen, F. T.; Papp, L.	Carnidae
1999	Brake, I.	Carnidae
1959	Sabrosky, C. W.	The Nearctic species of the filth fly genus Meoneura (Diptera, Milichiidae)
1930	Collin, J. E.	Some species of the genus Meoneura (Diptera)
1930	Engel, E. O.	Fliegenmaden im Schnupftabak (Meoneura obscurella Fall.)