The Agromyzidae are a family commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies, for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants.
The Chamaemyiidae are a small family of acalyptrate flies with less than 200 species described worldwide. The larvae of these small flies are active and predatory and are often used for biological control of aphids, scale insects, and similar pests. Chamaemyiid fossils are poorly represented in amber deposits, but a few examples are known from the Eocene epoch onwards.
The Cryptochetidae are a small family of tiny flies. Some twenty to thirty species are known. Generally they are metallic blue black, stoutly built, with the head broad and high and with clear wings. Like other species in the superfamily Lonchaeoidea, the Cryptochetidae have antennae with a cleft in the second segment. Unlike practically all Schizophora however, they lack an arista, or if they do have one, it is too small to distinguish with any confidence. The family name refers to this unusual distinction; "Cryptochetidae" literally means "those with hidden bristles". The adult flies also are unusual among insects in that they have only a single pair of abdominal spiracles — this is not a serious physiological challenge in such small insects.
Phytomyza horticola is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae of the order Diptera. For a time it was treated as Chromatomyia horticola, but its original name has been restored after genus Chromatomyia was synonymized with Phytomyza. The species is a pest of high economic importance affecting the vegetable crops in temperate and tropical regions.
Agromyza nigripes is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The body is black. The thorax and abdomen are shiny. There are 1 + 4 dorsocentral bristles and 7 rows of acrostical bristles. The wing veins are brown, yellow at the base. Long. : 2–3,5 mm. The larva makes serpentine mines in Medicago sativa leaves.
Agromyza albipennis is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wings milky. Squamae with white borders and vestiture. Last segment of vein 5 (Cu A1 equal to twice the length of the precedent.- Long. : 2–3 mm. The larvae mines Poaceae
Agromyza nana is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Description of imago-Interocular space red. Antennomeres 1 and II red. Peristoma and palps black. Dorsocentral bristles : 1 +3 subequal; acrostics in four rows. Legs black, knees red. Abdomen black with lighter pruinosity than the thorax. Long.:1,75-2,5 mm. The larva mines Trifolium pratense, Melilotus altissima, Medicago.
Liriomyza is a genus of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae. There are at least 410 described species in Liriomyza.
Agromyza parvicornis, the corn blotch leafminer, is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza pseudoreptans is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae. It has been known to feed on Urtica dioica and Urtica pilulifera both of which are nettles.
Agromyza pudica is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza ambrosivora is a species of leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza sulfuriceps is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza aristata, the elm agromyzid leafminer, is a species of leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is widespread throughout eastern North America, creating leaf mines in Ulmus americana.
Agromyza reptans is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza isolata is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza albitarsis is a species of leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza diversa is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Agromyza frontella, the alfalfa blotch leafminer, is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae. Larval instars of this species engage in cannibalism.
Phytobia betulae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is native to Northern and Eastern Europe, being common in Scandinavia. Its larvae tunnel through the branches and trunk of birch trees, often leaving a dark stain in the timber but not adversely affecting the tree's growth.
