The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Colombia, including a new species attacking potato in Bolivia
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Keys to genera and species. of the Agromyzidae known in Colombia are provided and 15 new species are described: Melanagromyza spilanthis; Cerodontha sp. Cerodontha colombiensis, C. (C.) nigra; Liriomyza chiensis, L. colombiella, L. herrerai, L. hordei, L. madridensis, L. montserratensis, L. nigra, L. robustae; Phytoliriomyza colombiana, P. medeIlinensis, P. sabanae, P. similis. A new generic synonymy is established, with Geratomyza Spencer now formally synonymised with japanagromyza Sasakawa. Four pest species are recorded as new to Colombia: Melanagromyza phaseolivora, Líromyza sativae, Phytomyza rufipes and Chromatomyia syngenesiae. A new species from Bolivia, Phytoliriomyza papae, feeding in potato stalks is described.
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