Liriomyza trifolii ( Burgess, 1880 )

Liriomyza trifolii ( Burgess, 1880) View in CoL

Oscinis trifolii Burgess, 1880: 201 .

Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 1♂, 1♀, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Menhel , 20.v.–8.vi.2015, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( ENRC); 1♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre ), 9–30.v.2024, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC); 1♂, same data but 12.v.–2.vi.2015; 3♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, Hey Alsad , 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC); Najran, 1♂, Al-Shurfa, Saleh Maqbol Farm , 7–28.i.2015, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC); Jazan, 3♂, Farasan Island, Aziz Yousef village , 6–25.v.2017, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC). COSTA RICA: 6♂, 2♀, Santa Ana , 3.ii.1982, J. Noyes, det. K.A. Spencer ( NMWC). EGYPT: 1♂, 1♀, Al-Aiat , em xii.2003, ex sweet pea, Pisum sativum L., S.A. El-Serwy ( NMWC); 7♂, Giza, 9.x.2003, ex Tagetes erecta, S.A. El-Serwy (NMWC) ; 5♂, same data but ex Okra , Hibiscus esculantus L., 5.vi.2004; 2♂ same data but Petunia hybrida Hort ; 7♂, same data but 10.xii.2004, ex Euphorbia prostata Aiton ; 3♂, same data but 6.vii.2004, Lablab purpureus (L.). KENYA: 4♂, 1♀, Sigona, Mulila farm, 13.iv.1983, K.A. Spencer, det. K.A. Spencer. MADAGASCAR: 4♂, Toliara District, Beamab , 27.v.1994, C.C.D. Tingle ( NMWC). SUDAN: 4♂, Gezira, 1.ix.1997, ex cotton, Ahmed. TURKEY: 1♂, 1♀, Çanakkale, 16.iv.1986, em Vicia faba L., N. Kaya, det K.A. Spencer. UAE: 3♂, Sharjah, Desert Park , 20.x. –24.xi.2007, light trap, A. van Harten; 2♂, Sharjah, Desert Park , 6–13.xii.2006, Pitfall trap, A. van Harten; 3♂, Sharjah, Khor Kalba near tunnel, 4–7.vi.2006, A. van Harten ( NMWC); 2♂, Ras Al Khaimah, Wadi Shawkah , 31.x.–27.xi.2006, A. van Harten ( NMWC); 1♂, same data but 20.ii.2007; 1♂, Dubai, Al Rafah , 17.iii.2005, water trap, C. Schmid Egger; 1♂, Wadi Bih dam, 6–17.iii.2008, light trap, A. van Harten; Ajman, 7♂, 15–16.2009, water trap, C. Schmid Egger; Fujairah, 1♂, Wadi Maidaq , 4–15.ii.2006, water trap, A. van Harten. YEMEN: 1♂, Lahj , 17.iv.1983, Malaise trap. A. van Harten & A. Sallam; 1♂, Suq Bani Mansour, 28.viii–26.ix.2001, Malaise trap, A. van Harten; Ya’izz , vii.2002, light trap, A. van Harten & A.R. Yarimi.

Distribution. First record from Saudi Arabia. New for the fauna of UAE. It was described from USA. Spencer (1965) had designated a neotype because of loss of holotype. It was further recorded from the Afrotropical Region; Angola, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, France Mayotte, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Oman, Republic of Côte d’lvoire, Réunion, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe:Palaearctic Region; Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, China (Hainen, Jiangsu), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Malta, Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey: Oriental Region; Cambodia, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangsu )), India, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines and Vietnam; Nearctic Region; Canada, Mexico, United States: Australasian and Oceanian; Australia, Guam, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Hawaii American, Samoa and Tonga: Neotropical Region; Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyan, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Puerto Rica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and Virgin Islands (British, US) ( Spencer 1973a,b; 1985; Černý & von Tschirnhaus 2014; Papp & Černý 2017: 260; Lonsdale et al. 2023; Černý 2023).

Host remarks. Spencer (1985: 1003) believed that this species was inadvertently introduced into Kenya in chrysanthemum cuttings from Florida in 1976. It is a highly polyphagous species and when attacking various vegetables, cotton ( Gossypium arboreum L.) ( Malvaceae ) and chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum indicum L.) ( Asteraceae ), they cause great damage and reduce the market value of the plant ( Papp & Černý 2017; Lonsdale et al. 2023). CABI (2021) listed the main host families and species of L. trifolii . Detailed information on the taxonomy, biology, distribution, host plants, control, damage caused and parasitoids attacking this species is given in Lonsdale et al. (2023).