Squamapion vicinum (Kirby, 1808)

on Mentha

gall

globular gall, ususally suffused with red, in the upper part of the stem. In the gall a weevil larva or its pupa.

host plants

Lamiaceae, oligophagous

Mentha aquatica, arvensis, pulegium, suaveolens; ? Nepeta cataria.

The reference to Clinopodium acinos, vulgare by Buhr and others is not confirmed by Rheinheimer & Hassler. A reference to Lotus corniculatus by Tomasi (2012a) must be a mistake. Giusto estimates any host except Mentha improbable.

synonyms

Apion. Thymapion, vicinum.

references

Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1977a), Docters van Leeuwen (1936a), Giusto (2018a), Ehret (1990a), Houard (1909a), Podlussány (1986a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a).