Nomenclature
Liriomyza obscurata Spencer 1963
Hosts
Unknown, but Spencer (1977) suspects Billiardiera scandens could be the host.
Distribution
Oceania: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria)
Key characters
Frons brown; third antennal segment yellow; mesopleura entirely black; femora mainly yellow; scutellum yellow. Wing length 1.7-2.3 mm; second (outer) cross-vein (dm-cu) present. Male genitalia with distiphallus broad near base and narrowed to a cone at apex (Spencer 1963).
Notes
Possibly synonymous with Liriomyza antipoda Harrison from Antipodes Island (Spencer 1976). Further study is needed before synonymy can be established (Spencer 1977).
References
Spencer KA (1963). The Australian Agromyzidae (Diptera: Insecta). Records of the Australian Museum 25: 305-354.
Spencer KA (1976). The Agromyzidae of New Zealand (Insecta: Diptera). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6: 153-211.
Spencer KA (1977). A revision of the Australian Agromyzidae (Diptera). Special Publication. Western Australian Museum 8: 1-255.
WWW Resources
Liriomyza obscurata in Australian Faunal Directory (Agromyzidae compiled by MG Elliott, Australian Museum, Sydney. Updated: 12 Feb 2010)
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