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agromyzid, a. and n. Ent.|ægrəʊˈmaɪzɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Agromyzidae, f. genus name Agromyza (coined in C. F. Fallén Specim. Entomol. Novam. Diptera Disponendi Methodum (1810) 21), f. Gr. ἀγρός field + µύζειν to suck: see -id3.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to the family Agromyzidae of dipteran flies, whose larvae are characterized by their habit of tunnelling within the leaves of plants.
B. n. An insect of this family.
1928Funk's Stand. Dict., Agromyzid, a. & n. 1933Ann. Appl. Biol. XX. 498 The following paper deals with the morphology and bionomics of an interesting Agromyzid fly which mines or tunnels in the cambium of basket willows. 1951Colyer & Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 235 Apart from various Phytomyza species which turn up quite frequently when sweeping grasses and low herbage..adult Agromyzids are not met with very commonly. 1972Swan & Papp Common Insects N. Amer. 631 Most agromyzids are leaf miners, and a species usually feeds on only one genus of plant. 1979Nature 11 Oct. 425/2 Lawton and Price were unable to determine any significant difference in the number of agromyzid species associated with annual, biennial or perennial umbellifers. |