Ceratapion onopordi (Kirby, 1808)

on Asteraceae, Cardueae

gall

the larva bores, and eventually pupates, in the base of the stem or in the root crown, often causing an unilocular rotund swelling.

host plants

Asteraceae, narrowly oligophagous

Arctium lappa, tomentosum; Carduus acanthoides, argentatus, carpetanus, crispus, nutans; Centaurea benedicta, calcitrapa, jacea, nigrescens, scabiosa, solstitialis; Cirsium arvense, heterophyllum, oleraceum vulgare; Cynara; ? Echinops sphaerocephalus; Galactites tomentosus; ? Inula helenium; Onopordum acanthium; Psephellus sumensis; Rhaponticoides ruthenica; Silybum marianum; ? Tanacetum vulgare.

synonyms

Apion onopordi.

notes

On Cirsium arvense this species has a symbiotic relation with the rust Puccinia punctiformis (Friedli & Bacher).

references

Bacher, Friedli & Schär (2002a), Balciunas & Korotyaev (2007a), Behne (1987a), Buhr (1964a), Clement (1990a), Cripps, Edwards, Waipara ao (2009a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1977a), Ehret (1990a), Friedli & Bacher (2001a), Friedman & Freidberg (2007a), Gültekin (2004a), Hayat, Güçlü, Özbek & Schön (2002a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Pedroni, dal Cortivo & Gatti (2017a), Podlussány (1986a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Tomasi (2014a), Velázquez de Castro, Alonso Zarazaga & Outerelo (1990a), Wandeler & Bacher (2006a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).