Chromatomyia nigra (Meigen, 1830)

Arrhenatherum elatius, Amsterdam

detail
Hordeum murinum, Diemen: front spiracula penetrate the epidermis
mine
Whitish, upper-surface, rather narrow corridor with comparatively large frass grains that are laying further apart than their diameter. Pupation within the mine. The front spiracula of the orange-brown puparium penetrate the epidermis.
host plants
Poaceae, widely oligophagous
Agrostis capillaris; Aira; Alopecurus myosuroides, pratensis; Ammophila arenaria; Anthoxanthum odoratum; Apera spica-venti; Arrhenatherum elatius; Avena sativa; Avenula; Brachypodium sylvaticum; Briza media; Bromopsis ramosa; Calamagrostis canescens; Cynosurus cristatus; Dactylis glomerata; Deschampsia; Drymochloa sylvatica; Eleusine; Elymus; Festuca ovina, rubra; Gaudinia; Glyceria fluitans, maxima, notata; Hierochloe; Holcus lanatus, mollis; Hordeum vulgare; Lagurus ovatus; Lolium perenne; Milium effusum; Molinia caerulea; Ochlopoa annua; Parapholis; Phalaroides arundinacea; Phleum pratense; Poa trivialis; Secale cereale; Sesleria caerulea; Setaria; Trisetum; Triticum aestivum.
Main genera are Arrhenatherum, Festuca, Holcus, Milium and Poa (Griffiths, 1962a). To some degree a pest on cereals and grasses (Darvas, Skuhravá & Andersen, 2000a).
phenology
Larvae in May-October (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991a).
NE recorded (de Meijere, 1924a).
LUX recorded (Ellis: Kautenbach, Dudelange).
distribution within Europe
From Iceland and Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Serbia, and from Ireland to Belarus and Hungary (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
larva
puparium
synonyms
Phytomyza nigra; Chromatomyia cinereofrons Hardy, 1849.
parasitoids, predators
Cyrtogaster vulgaris; Hemiptarsenus unguicellus.
references
Ahr (1966a), Andersen (2013a), Andersen & Jonassen (1994a), Beiger (1955a, 1965a, 1989a), Beuk (2002a), Bouček (1959a), De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1991a), Buhr (1932a), Černý (2007a, 2011a), Černý, Andrade, Gonçalves & von Tschirnhaus (2018a), Černý, Barták & Roháček (2004a), Černý, Barták & Vaněk (2009a), Černý & Merz (2006a, 2007a), Černý & Vála (1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Civelek, Tonguc, Ozgul & Dursun (2007a), Darvas & Papp (1985a), Darvas, Skuhravá & Andersen (2000a), van Frankenhuyzen, Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Griffiths (1962a, 1964a, 1980a), Hering (1925a, 1955b, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Kabos (1971a), Kvičala (1938a), Maček (1999a), Manning (1956a), de Meijere (1924a, 1939a), Michalska (1970a), Pakalniškis (1986a, 1990a, 1998a), Robbins (1991a), Sasakawa (1961a), Scheirs, De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1995a, 1996a), Scheirs, De Bruyn & Verdyck (1993a), Skala (1936a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Spadic (1991a), Spencer (1953a, 1965a, 1972a, 1973b, 1976a), Starke (1942a), Starý (1930a), von Tschirnhaus (1982a, 1999a), Zoerner (1970a), Vála & Rohacek (1983a).