Agromyza nigripes explained

Agromyza nigripes is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.^{[1] [2]} 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.^{[3] [4]} The larva makes serpentine mines in Medicago sativa leaves.

External links

• Images representing Agromyza nigripes at BOLD

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliothèque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
4. Griffiths, G.C.D.(1963). A revision of the Palaearctic species of the nigripes group of the genus Agromyza Fallén (Diptera, Agromyzidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 106: 113-168.