Aspidapion radiolus (Marsham, 1902)
on Alcea, Althaea, Malva
parasite
Larvae and pupae in the pith of the stems, also in the thinnest branches. Records of beetles that have been reared from fruits probably concern larvae that have entered a receptacle from the peduncle.
host plants
Malvaceae, oligophagous
Alcea rosea; Althaea officinalis; Malva acerifolia, arborea, multiflora, neglecta, parviflora, pusilla, sylvestris, thuringiaca.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Apion radiolus.
notes
On Madeira and the Canary Islands the subspecies A. radiolus chalybeipenne (Wollaston, 1854).
references
Avgın & Colonnelli (2011a), Brito Castro & Oromí Masoliver (1986a), Colonnelli (2016a), Colonnelli, Osella & Cornacchia (2011a), Compte (1981a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1977a), Ehret (1990a), Forbicioni, Abbazzi, Bellò ao (2019a), Friedman & Freidberg (2007a), Gruschwitz (2000a), Heijerman (1993a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Morris (2011a), Podlussány (1986a), Pupier (1997a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Stüben (2017a), Stüben & Behne (2015a), Suppantschitsch (1996a), Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Verdugo (2019a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).