Phytomyza ilicis


Ilex aquifolium, Nieuwendam, larva at the ppoint of pupation; cephalic skeleton, mandibles and frontal appendage


front nand rear spiraculum, lateral


front and rear spiraculum, dorsal


mouth field, spinulation
The larva is described by de Meijere (1926a) and Dempewolf (2001a). Left mandible with two teeth, the right one with one. The morphology of the posterior spiraculum is unusual, could not well be interpreted.
31.iii.2009
Last modified 25.vii.2017