Holotrichapion pullum (Gyllenhal, 1833)

on Medicago

gall

In autumn the larva empties a leaf bud, next transforms it into a hibernaculum. After the hibernation pupation takes place there.

host plants

Fabaceae, monophagous

Medicago falcata, lupulina, sativa.

Tomasi (2014a) mentions Vicia sativa, most probably incorrectly.

synonyms

Apion, Legaricapion, aestimatum Faust, 1891.

references

Avgın & Colonnelli (2011a), Buhr (1964a), Dieckmann (1977a), Ehret (1990a), Podlussány (1986a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Tomasi (2014a).