Squamapion atomarium (Kirby, 1808)
on Thymus
Thymus serpyllum, gall (from Houard, 1909a)
gall
small, short-oval swelling of the stem, often near the root collar, but also high in the stem. Inside a weevil larve or pupa.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as imago.
host plants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Thymus praecox subsp. polytrichus, pulegioides, serpyllum, vulgaris.
larva, pupa
See Pawlęga ao.
synonyms
Apion, Thymapion, atomarium.
references
Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Compte (1981a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1977a), Ehret (1990a), Giusto (2018a), Houard (1909a), Morris (1982a), Pawlęga, Łętowski, Szwaj & Gosławski (2019a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Tavares (1905a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).