Oedosphenella canariensis (Macquart 1839)

(Figs 1D, 1H)

Tephritis canariensis Macquart 1839: 117; Oedosphenella canariensis Frey 1936: 93; Merz 1992: 226; Norrbom et al. 1999: 177.

Material examined. 3 females, Islas Canarias, La Gomera, El Cercado, 1.v.2000? 3♀, leg. J.T. Smit; La Gomera, Alojera, 30.iv.2000 , 1 ♀, leg. J.T. Smit; La Palma, Cumbre Nueva, 15.vii.1985 , 1 ♀, leg. W.N. Ellis; 1 female, La Palma, Roque de los Muchachos, 16.vii.1985 , 1 ♀, leg. W.N. Ellis (RMNH) .

This species is endemic to the Canary Islands. The larvae develop in galls formed in the flower heads of Senecio steetzii (Merz, 1992) .