cephalic skeleton, rear end

front and rear spiraculum

mandibles

Lapsana communis, Nieuwendam: abdomen, dorsal

front spiraculum dorsal, rear spiraculum, lateral

mouth field

The larva is described by de Meijere (1943a). The genus Ophiomyia belongs to the subfamily Agromyzinae, as is appararent from the cephalic skeleton, with three rear arms. The front spiraculum is broad, finger-shaped and bent, with about 7 papillae. The rear spiraculum is indistinctly bifid, with a total of 10-12 papillae. Mandibles strongly alternating, with two teeth, the anterior one much larger than the basal one.

27.i.2008