Planetella caricis (Rübsaamen, 1911)

on Carex

Planetella caricis: galls on Carex cf acutiformis

Carex cf acutiformis, Poland, Białowieża, Zebra Zubra, ix.2019 © Sébastien Carbonelle

Planetella caricis: gall on Carex cf acutiformis

opened gall with larva

Planetella caricis

imago (uit Rübsaamen, 1911h)

gall

acuminate-oval galls, c. 3 mm long, with a point erect-attached tot the stem base; larva solitary.

hostplants

Cyperaceae, monophagous

Carex acuta, acutiformis, echinata, flacca.

larva

Planetella caricis: spatula

spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)

synonyms

Amaurosiphon, Colomyia, Pseudhormomyia, caricis; Planetella caricis var. baudysi Vimmer, 1925.

references

Buhr (1964b), Gagné (2010a), Kieffer (1901c), Möhn (1955a), Roskam (2009a), Rübsaamen (1911h), Rübsaamen & Hedicke (1926a), Ševčík, Hippa, Burdíková, ao (2023a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 66), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).