Liriomyza sativae Blanchard 1938
Creators: name: Dawah, Hassan A.
name: Deeming, John C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Agromyzidae
Liriomyza
Liriomyza sativae

description: Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938
(Fig. 25)
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938: 354.
Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 1♂, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Almahdag Village, 4.iii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (ENRC); 1♂, Asir, Maraba, Alhudaithy Fruit Farm, 1–31.xii.2004, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC); 1♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Menhel, 12.v.–3.vi.2015, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (ENRC); 1♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (ENRC); 1♂, Najran, Al-Shurfa, Saleh Maqbol Farm, 6–20.i.2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC). EGYPT: 9♂, Bani Sweif, Shirbia, viii.2003, on pumpkin Cucurbita maxima Duchesne, S.A. El-Serwy; 1♂, Giza, v.2004, Beta vulgaris L. subsp. cicla, S.A. El-Serwy; 10♂, 2♀, same data but 6.vii.2004, Ocimum basilicum L.; 2♂, same data but 7.viii.2004, Dahlia pinnata L.; 2♂, same data but Zinnia elegans L.; 2♀, same data but vii.2004, Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal; 1♂, same data but ix.2004, Amaranthus sp.; 2♂, 1♀, same data but 5.vi.2004, Hibiscus esculentus L.; 4♂, 2♀, same data but 7.ix.2004, Vigna sinenses L.; 4♂, 2♀, same data but 7.ix.2004, Vigna sinenses L.; 7♂, 1♀, same data but ix.2004, Glycine max (L.); 4♂, same data but 5.vi.2004, Preturia hybrida Holt,; 7♂, 1♀, same data but, 5.vi.2004, Gossypium sp.; 6♂, same data but 6.ix.2004, Daturia innoxia Mill; 2♂, same data but viii.2004, Xanthimum pungens Wallr.; 4♂, same data but 6.vii.2004, Ocimum basilicum L.; 6♂, same data but 6.ix.2004, Vigna sinenses L.; 2♂, same data but vii.2004, Gynandropsis gynandra (L.); 7♂, 1♀, same data but 12.ii.2005, Coriandrum sativum L.; 5♂, same data but xii– 2004 – i.2005., Linum usitatissimum L., 2♂, same data but Mentha pulegium L.; 4♂, 1♀, same data but 11.ii.2005, Datura stramonium L.; 9♂, 1♀, same data but 11.xii.2004, tomatoes leaves; 3♂, same data but xii. i.2005, Reseda sp.; 2♂, same data but 11.i.2005, Malva parviflora L.; 6♂, 3♀, same data but x.2003, Cassia tomentosa L.; 19♂, 2♀, same data but 9.x.2003, Sesamum indicum L.; 3♂, same data but 1.x.2003, Medicago sativa L.; 3♂, same data but 9.x.2003, Medicago sativa L.; 7♂, Al Aliate (= Giza), xi.2003, Citrulus vulgaris Schrad.; 11♂, same data but Pisum sativum L.; 1♂, same data but xii.2003, Brassica rapa L.; 6♂, Qena, Luxor, 1.iii.2000, ex Vicia faba L. ETHIOPIA: 2♂, Oromia province, Ziway, ILRI, 16.50m, 21–23.ii.2005, Malaise trap, on Pennisetum purpureus (Schumach), M.R. Wilson—all NMWC. HOLLAND: 7♂, 1♂, Naaldwijk, 13.vi.1990, mine on tomatoes, K.A. Spencer, det. K.A. Spencer (NMWC). IRAN: 1♂, Shosh, x.1996, ex tomatoes, F. Kalantar (NMWC). OMAN: 2♂, 11f ♂, with individual puparia, Batinah, Rumais, mining spinach beet leaves, emerged from pupa, xii.1992, J.C. Deeming; 5♂, Batinah, Sohar, on lucerne, 6.xii.1992, J.C. Deeming (NMWC); 1♂, same data but on egg plant; 4♂, 3♀, same data but on forage Pennisetum — all NMWC. SUDAN: 13♂, Wad Madani, Nishishiba, reared from mine of calla, F.E.H. Salah—all NMWC. TUNISIA: 1♂, Siliana, Lagsab, 14.v.1995, on flowering Tamarix, J.C. Deeming —all NMWC. UAE: 1♂, Al Wathba Reserve, 1–31.xii.2014, Malaise trap, A. Saji & A. van Harten; 6♂, 1♀, Dubai, Al Ajban, 1.iii.2006, Malaise trap, on Rhodes grass, A. van Harten; 5♂, 1♀, Sharjah, Desert Park, 4–8.xi.2004. xii.2006, Pitfall trap, A. van Harten; 12♂, Sharjah, Desert Park, 20.x. –24.xi.2007, Pitfall trap, A. van Harten; 1♂, Sharjah, Desert Park, 16–13.xii.2006, Pitfall trap, A. van Harten; 1♂, Sharjah, Desert Park, 9–2.iii.2005, light trap, A. van Harten; 3♂, Sharjah, Desert Park, 4–8.xii.2004, Yellow water trap, A. van Harten; 1♂, Abu Dhabi, Sweihan (NARC), 30.i.–14.iii.205, light trap, A. van Harten; 1♂, 2030. iv.2005; 1♂, Wadi Wurayah, 12–14.iv.2005, T. Pape; 1♂, Ras Al Khaimah, Wadi Shawkah, 5–12.v.2007, A. van Harten; same data but 31.x.–27.xi.2006; 3♂, Sharjah, Khor Kalba near tunnel, 3–12.v.2006, light trap, A. van Harten; 3♂. Khor Al-Khuwair, 1–8.ii.2007, Iight trap, A. van Harten; 3♂, same data but 22.ii.–1.iii.2007; 1♂, same data but 20.ii.2007, F. Menzel; 1♂, Dubai, Hatta, 4–11.iv.2006, light trap, A. van Harten; 5♂, Wadi Sofa, 31.i.–2.ii.2006, water trap, A. van Harten—all NMWC. YEMEN: 2♂, ar-Rujum, 16.x.2000 – 15.i.2001, Malaise trap, A. van Harten & A.M. Hager; 1♂, 12 km NW of Manakhah, 3.vii.–21.viii.2001, A. van Harten; 1♂, Ta’izz, light trap, 5.i.–2.ii.1998, A. van Harten & M. Mahyoub—all NMWC.
Distribution. First record from Saudi Arabia. New for the fauna of Ethiopia, Holland, Iran, Tunisia and UAE. It was described from Argentina and was further recorded from the Afrotropical Region; Cameroun, Kenya, Nigeria, Oman, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Yemen: Palaearctic Region; China, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malta, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: Oriental Region; Bangladesh, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan), India, Indonesia, Japan (Ryukus), Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam: Australasian Region; Australia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Papau New Guinea, Samoa, Tahiti, Vanuatu, USA (American Samoa, Hawaii): Nearctic Region; Canada, Mexico and USA: Neotropical Region; Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Republic, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Deeming 2006; Spencer 1973 a,b; Blacket et al. 2015; Ebejer 2021; Lonsdale et al. 2023). Papp & Černý (2017) believe this species became almost cosmopolitan due to human activity.
Host remarks. This species is known from 32 families, and is a serious pest of a wide range of plant crops includings cucumbers (C. sativus) (Cucurbitaceae), Lucerne (M. sativa), celery (Apium graveolens L.) (Apiaceae), melons (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.); Citrullus Schrad. Ex Eckl & Zeyh; Cucumis melo L.) (Cucurbitaceae), peas (Lathyrus oleraceaus Lam.) (Fabaceae), potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) (Solanaceae) and tomatoes (S. lycopersicum) (Solanaceae). It mainly prefers hosts within the Fabaceae, Solanaceae and Cucurbitacea (Spencer 1973a: 219–225), but has also been recorded on seven other families. This species was first discovered in the Old World by Deeming (1992: 218), where it was attacking alfalfa (M. sativa) on a small irrigated plot in the Wahiba Sands, eastern Oman. A full account of the biology, taxonomy, distribution, host plants, control, damage caused and parasitoids attacking this species appears in Lonsdale et al. (2023).
description: Published as part of Dawah, Hassan A. & Deeming, John C., 2025, An overview of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia with additional world distributional data, pp. 1-38 in Zootaxa 5583 (1) on pages 20-21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5583.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797538