Catapion pubescens (Kirby, 1811)
on Trifolium
Coronilla scorpioides, galls (from Houard, 1909a)
gall
fusiform swelling with frayed epidermis of the basal part of the stem; inside a weevil larva or pupa.
host plants
Fabaceae, ? monophagous
? Coronilla scorpioides; Trifolium aureum, brutium, campestre, dubium, hybridum, medium, pratense.
Preference for yellow clovers.
synonyms
Apion pubescens; Apion ceuthorhynchoides Wollaston, 1864.
references
Avgın & Colonnelli (2011a), Brito Castro & Oromí Masoliver (1986a), Buhr (1964a), Compte (1981a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1977a), Dieckmann & Herger (1985a), Ehret (1990a), Friedman & Freidberg (2007a), Hoffmann (1958a), Houard (1909a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Morris (2011a), Podlussány (1986a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).