Image of Liriomyza prompta Boucher & Nishida

Description:

Figures 40–47.Life history of Liriomyza prompta larva on Bocconia frutescens leaves 40 Leaf mines on upperside of mature, but relatively small leaf. Note that there are both single (narrow linear) and gregarious (blotch) mines 41 Active single larval mine at site 17. Note that early part of the mine becomes brown 42 Close-up of active mine with 7 larvae, seen with transmitted light (arrows indicate groups of late instar larvae): 2, 4, and 1 larvae from left to right). Early part of mine brown. Frass in dark green to black linear dots 43 Close-up of middle arrow area of Figure 42, arrow indicates four actively mining larvae. Notice four orange spots 44 Same as Figure 43, but without transmitted light 45 Close-up of actively mining late instar larva. Arrow indicates cephalopharyngeal skeleton 46 Exit holes (arrows), approximately 1.2 mm wide, near or at end of mine 47 Mature larva recently exited from mine. Posterior on right.