Ophiomyia cunctata (Hendel, 1920) (fig. 18–24)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. Kharkiv, mines with larva on Sonchus oleraceus 14.08.2010, 11.09.2010 — imago, 1 ♂ ; Kharkiv, centre, 09.08.2011, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Sokolniki, mines with larva on Cirsium vulgare, 10.07.2011 — pupa, 20.07.2011 — imago, 1 ♀ ; Near Kuzemin, ex pupa — 16– 19.08.2011, 4 ♂, 1 ♀ ; near Kuripchine, 27.06.2010, 2 ♀ ; Borisovka, 05– 07.07.2011, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ; the same locality, mines with larva on Picris hieracioides 06.07.2011, 17– 18.07.2011 — imago, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ .

Рис. 18–24. O. cunctata (Hendel): 18, 19 — голова самца; 20 — фаллюс, вентральный вид; 21 — то же, латеральный вид; 22 — голова самки; 23 — левая лопасть восьмого стернита; 24 — сперматека. Масштабная линейка 0,1 мм.

R e d e s c r i p t i o n. Head (fig. 18, 19, 22). Orbit not projected above eye in profile; 3 orb s, 2 fr s; frorb sta long, mainly proclinate, a few in area of fr s reclinate; keel absent; lunule rounded; ocellar triangle reaching the level between 1st and 2nd orb s; vibrissa present in both sexes; maximal height of eye 5.0 × maximal height of gena;1st flagellomere slightly longer than wide, with short white pubescence.

Wing. Costa reaching M; last section of M slightly shorter or equal to penultimate; calypter and fringe grey; margin black. Length of wing 2.0 mm.

Mesonotum black or bluish, shining (anterior view); 2 dc; ac 2 nearest to sctsctl sut and 6 at level of 2nd dc; halter brown; legs black.

Male genitalia (fig. 20, 21). Phallus 0.22 mm long. Basiphallus V-shaped in lateral view and G-shaped in dorsal view, reaching 0.1 length of distiphallus and not reaching basal margin of endophallus. Distiphallus 1.85 × as long as basiphallus.

Female terminalia (fig. 23, 24). Both spermathecae equal, elongate with apex narrower, 1.6 × as long as wide in a widest part. Proximal and ventral margins of egg guide with wellmarked sharp teeth, directed posteriorly. Medial margin without any scales.

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Widespread through much of Europe (Spencer, 1976), Ukraine (Guglya, 2011, 2012), Turkey (Civelek et al., 2009).

H o s t p l a n t. Asteraceae: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten., Sonchus oleraceus L., Lactuca sp., Picris hieracioides L. (Spencer, 1976), Taraxacum officinale Webb ex Wigg., Mycelis muralis (L.) Dumort., Lapsana communis L. (Pakalniškis, 1994), Bellis, Crepis, Hypochoeris, Picris, Prenanthes (Benavent-Corai et al., 2005) .

B i o n o m i c s. Larva feeds within the midrib, with short offshoots into the leaf blade. Pupation takes place inside of the leaf in the base of the midrib (Spencer, 1976).