First record of the genus Nemorimyza Frey, 1946 (Diptera: Agromyzidae) for Mexico

Abstract

The fly family Agromyzidae is represented in Mexico by the genera Agromyza Fallén, 1810; Amauromyza Hendel, 1931; Calycomyza Hendel, 1931; Cerodontha Rondani, 1861; Liriomyza Mik, 1894; Melanagromyza Hendel, 1920; Ophiomyia Braschnikov,1897; Phytobia Lioy, 1864 and Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 1931, totaling 39 species among nine genera (Boucher 2002, 2005; Martinez & Étienne 2002; Palacios- Torres et al. 2008, 2010, 2015; Servín et al. 2013; Valenzuela-Escoboza et al. 2016). Nemorimyza Frey, 1946 is represented by only fi ve species in the Neotropical and Nearctic regions (Martinez & Étienne 2002) but has not yet been recorded in Mexico. The genera with the most species in Mexico are Melanagromyza and Liriomyza, each with ten species (Martínez & Étienne 2002; Palacios-Torres et al. 2008, 2010, 2015; Hernández-Regalado et al. 2009; Medina et al. 2014; Valenzuela-Escoboza et al. 2016). On the other hand, 37 species of Melanagromyza are known from the United States, of which 27 are found in California (Shi & Gaimari 2015). In Peru, 77 agromyzid species have been recorded, and of these 22 are in the genus Liriomyza (Korytkowski 2014). In another study, Lonsdale (2011) recorded 63 species of Liriomyza in California. This shows the comparative lack of general knowledge about the family Agromyzidae in Mexico. This report provides the fi rst record of the genus Nemorimyza in Mexico.