| Phytoliriomyza pittosporocaulis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Phytomyzinae |
| Genus: | Phytoliriomyza |
| Species: | P. pittosporocaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytoliriomyza pittosporocaulis (Hering, 1962) | |
| Synonyms | |
Phytobia (Praspedomyza) pittosporocaulis Hering, 1962 Contents | |
Phytoliriomyzapittosporocaulis is an Australian species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. [1] [2]
Phytoliriomyza pittosporocaulis and the similar-looking P. pittosporophylli both have a pale frons, a lunule approximately in the form of a semicircle, reclinate orbital setulae, a black scutellum, pale halteres, and dorso-central bristles in a 3+1 arrangement. [3] [4] It can be distinguished from P.pittosporophylli by the third antennal segment being largely yellow. [3] [4]
The larva has 4-6 bulbs in each posterior spiracle; this differs from the 8-10 bulbs of P. pittosporophylli. [5]
Full descriptions of the adult and larva (and the gall produced by the latter) were given by Hering. [5]
Larvae of this species form twig galls on sweet pittosporum ( Pittosporum undulatum ). [3] [4] These galls are up to 5.7 mm in diameter and semi-ovoid or hemispherical in shape. [5] Sometimes multiple galls occur together with overlapping edges. [5]