Cerodontha, Rondani, 1861

Fu, Xin-Ting, Shi, Li & Wang, Shi-Mingzhe, 2026, Three new Cerodontha species from Inner Mongolia and Qinghai with a checklist of thirty-two Chinese species (Diptera, Agromyzidae), ZooKeys 1266, pp. 55-101 : 55-101

Checklist of thirty-two Cerodontha species in China

1. Cerodontha ( Butomomyza) cornigera (Meijere, 1934) (as Dizygomyza ( Poemyza) )

Literature. Spencer 1961, 1990; Sasakawa 1972; Zlobin 2001 c; Chen and Wang 2003.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Taiwan), Malaysia, Indonesia.

2. Cerodontha ( Butomomyza) fujianica Chen & Wang, 2003

Literature. Chen and Wang 2003.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Fujian).

3. Cerodontha ( Cerodontha) denticornis (Panzer, 1806) (as Chlorops )

Agromyza acuticornis Meigen, 1830 (synonym).

Agromyza confinis Meigen, 1830 (synonym).

Agromyza nigritarsis Meigen, 1830 (synonym).

Agromyza tarsella Zetterstedt, 1848 (synonym).

Ceratomyza denticornis var. nigriventris Strobl, 1900 (synonym).

Ceratomyza denticornis var. nigroscutellata Strobl, 1900 (synonym).

Ceratomyza semivittata Strobl, 1909 (synonym).

Cerodontha lacustris Garg, 1971 (synonym).

Cerodontha narkandae Singh & Ipe, 1973 (synonym).

Cerodontha testae Singh & Ipe, 1973 (synonym).

Literature. Nowakowski 1967, 1973; Spencer 1976; Soós and Papp 1984; Černý et al. 2018.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China ( Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang), Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan ( Soós and Papp 1984); Oriental: China ( Taiwan), India; Afrotropical: Madagascar ( https://www.gbif.org/species/12105471).

4. Cerodontha ( Cerodontha) flavicornis ( Egger, 1862) (as Ceratomyza )

Literature. Nowakowski 1973; Soós and Papp 1984; Spasić 1996; Černý 2018; Černý and Bächli 2018.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, China ( Qinghai) #, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland.

5. Cerodontha ( Cerodontha) fujianensis Sasakawa, 1996

Literature. Sasakawa 1996; Zlobin 2001 a.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Fujian).

6. Cerodontha ( Cerodontha) fulvipes ( Meigen, 1830) (as Agromyza )

Literature. Sasakawa 1961; Nowakowski 1973; Spencer 1976; Soós and Papp 1984; Spasić 1996; Černý et al. 2018; Černý et al. 2022.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China ( Xinjiang, Qinghai *), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, The United Kingdom, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan ( Soós and Papp 1984).

7. Cerodontha ( Cerodontha) hennigi Nowakowski, 1967

Literature. Nowakowski 1973; Spencer 1976; Soós and Papp 1984

Distribution. Palaearctic: Austria, China ( Xinjiang), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, The United Kingdom.

8. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) caricicola (Hering, 1926) (as Dizygomyza )

Dizygomyza soenderupi Hering, 1937 (synonym).

Literature. Spencer 1976; Nowakowski 1967, 1973; Soós and Papp 1984; Sasakawa 2005; Černý 2018.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Austria, China ( Xinjiang), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, Turkey.

9. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) flavilunulata sp. nov.

Distribution. Palaearctic: China ( Inner Mongolia).

10. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) granditerga sp. nov.

Distribution. Palaearctic: China ( Qinghai).

11. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) labradorensis Spencer, 1969

Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) orbitalis Zlobin, 1984 (synonym).

Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) poolei Spencer, 1986 (synonym).

Literature. Spencer 1969; Zlobin 1984 b; Spencer and Steyskal 1986.

Distribution. Palaearctic: China ( Qinghai) #, Kirgizia, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan; Nearctic: Canada, USA.

12. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) luctuosa ( Meigen, 1830) (as Agromyza )

Dizygomyza effusi Karl, 1926 (synonym).

Literature. Sasakawa 1961, Nowakowski 1967; Spencer 1976; Boucher 2005; Černý 2010, 2018; Doukale Daief et al. 2025.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Alaska, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China ( Xinjiang), Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan; Nearctic: Canada, USA.

13. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) morosa ( Meigen, 1830) (as Agromyza )

Agromyza groddicornis Zetterstedt, 1860 (synonym).

Cerodontha graminiphila Garg, 1971 (synonym).

Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) islandica Griffiths, 1968 (synonym).

Literature. Sasakawa 1961; Nowakowski 1973; Spencer 1976; Soós and Papp 1984; Černý 2007.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, China ( Xinjiang), Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, Turkey; Oriental: India; Nearctic: Canada, USA.

14. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) omissa ( Spencer, 1961) (as Phytobia )

Phytobia ochreata Sasakawa, 1963 (synonym).

Literature. Spencer 1961, 1966; Sasakawa 1963 b, 2005.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Taiwan), Indonesia (Lombok), Japan (Ryukyu).

15. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) tumefacta sp. nov.

Distribution. Palaearctic: China ( Qinghai).

16. Cerodontha ( Dizygomyza) vietnamensis (Sasakawa, 1963) (as Phytobia ( Dizygomyza) ).

Literature. Sasakawa 2006.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Hong Kong), Vietnam.

17. Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) alishana Sasakawa, 2008

Literature. Sasakawa 2008.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Taiwan).

18. Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) duplicata ( Spencer, 1961) (as Phytobia )

Cerodontha keethamensis Garg, 1971 (synonym).

Cerodontha periyari Singh & Ipe, 1973 (synonym).

Phytobia hardyi Sasakawa, 1963 (synonym).

Literature. Spencer 1961, 1986; Sasakawa 1963 b, 1977, 2005, 2006.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Fujian, Hong Kong, Yunnan, Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; Australian: Papua New Guinea ( New Britain).

19. Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) geniculata ( Fallén, 1823) (as Agromyza )

Agromyza flavogeniculata Roser, 1840 (synonym).

Dizygomyza ( Poemyza) lunzensis Hering, 1943 (synonym).

Literature. Nowakowski 1973; Spencer 1976; Soós and Papp 1984; Zlobin 2000; Dursun et al. 2015; Černý et al. 2018; Doukale Daief et al. 2025.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China ( Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia *), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco ( Doukale Daief et al. 2025), Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, The United Kingdom, Tunisia ( Soós and Papp 1984), Turkey ( Dursun et al. 2015), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; Oriental: China ( Taiwan), India; Afrotropical: South Africa.

20. Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) nigricoxa (Malloch, 1914) (as Agromyza )

Literature. Spencer 1961, 1962.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Taiwan).

21. Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) piliseta (Becker, 1903) (as Agromyza )

Agromyza flavofemorata Malloch, 1914 (synonym).

Agromyza pubicornis Lamb, 1912 (synonym).

Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) hirsuta Sasakawa, 1972 (synonym).

Literature. Spencer 1959, 1961, 1986; Sasakawa 1972, 2008, 2013; Zlobin 2000.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Egypt, Greece, Spain; Oriental: China ( Taiwan), Sri Lanka, Thailand; Australian / Oceanian: Australia, Fiji, Guam, Melanesia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Polynesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu; Afrotropical: Cabo Verde, Kenya ( https://www.gbif.org/species/1552609), Seychelles, Zimbabwe.

22. Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) rishii Garg, 1971

Literature. Garg 1971; Spencer 1986; Zlobin 2000.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Fujian, Taiwan, Yunnan), India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand.

23. Cerodontha ( Icteromyza) taipingensis ( Shiao & Wu, 1997) (as Metopomyza )

Literature. Shiao and Wu 1997 (1996).

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Taiwan).

24. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) beigerae Nowakowski, 1972

Literature. Nowakowski 1972, 1973; Zlobin 1993 a; Černý 2007; Černý and van Zuijlen 2022.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Belgium, China ( Inner Mongolia) #, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Korea, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland.

25. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) bisetiorbita ( Sasakawa, 1955) (as Phytobia )

Literature. Sasakawa 1955, 1961, 2005.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Japan (Honshu); Oriental: China ( Taiwan).

26. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) hirta Sasakawa, 1972

Cerodontha hirtipennis Sasakawa, 1977 (synonym).

Literature. Sasakawa 1972; Sasakawa and Fan 1985; Zlobin 2001 b.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Taiwan), Myanmar.

27. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) incisa ( Meigen, 1830) (as Agromyza )

Agromyza carbonella Zetterstedt, 1860 (synonym).

Agromyza graminis Kaltenbach, 1873 (synonym).

Oscinis okazakii Matsumura, 1916 (synonym).

Literature. Spencer 1976; Nowakowski 1973; Soós and Papp 1984; Spencer 1990; Lonsdale 2021.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The United Kingdom, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan ( Soós and Papp 1984); Oriental: China ( Fujian); Nearctic: Canada, USA; Afrotropical: Madagascar ( https://www.gbif.org/species/4571482).

28. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) lateralis ( Macquart, 1835) (as Agromyza )

Agromyza vittigera Zetterstedt, 1848 (synonym).

Agromyza variceps Zetterstedt, 1860 (synonym).

Agromyza laminata Brischke, 1881 (synonym).

Literature. Nowakowski 1973; Spencer 1976; Soós and Papp 1984; Zlobin 2005, Černý 2018.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China ( Xinjiang), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The United Kingdom, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan ( Soós and Papp 1984); Nearctic: Canada, USA; Afrotropical: Madagascar ( https://www.gbif.org/species/4571482).

29. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) muscina ( Meigen, 1830) (as Agromyza )

Agromyza marginata Loew, 1869 (synonym).

Literature. Spencer 1976; Soós and Papp 1984; Dursun et al. 2015; Černý et al. 2018; Guglya 2021; Lonsdale 2021; Černý et al. 2022.

Distribution. Palaearctic: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China ( Inner Mongolia) #, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, Ukraine ( Soós and Papp 1984); Nearctic: Canada, USA; Afrotropical: Madagascar ( https://www.gbif.org/species/1552471).

30. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) oryziphila Zlobin, 1993

Literature. Zlobin 1993 a, Zlobin 2001 b.

Distribution. Oriental: China ( Guangdong), Malaysia.

31. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) setariae ( Spencer, 1959) (as Phytobia )

Literature. Spencer 1959, 1990; Sasakawa 1961.

Distribution. Palaearctic: China ( Shanghai); Japan; Afrotropical: Sierra Leone.

32. Cerodontha ( Poemyza) superciliosa (Zetterstedt, 1860) (as Agromyza )

Agromyza coquilletti Malloch, 1913 (synonym).

Literature. Nowakowski 1973; Spencer 1976; Zlobin 2005; Karpa 2007; Lonsdale 2021.

Distribution. Palaearctic: China ( Xinjiang), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; Nearctic: Canada, USA.