Bagous elegans (Fabiricus, 1801)
on Phragmites, etc.
parasite
The larvae live below the water table in the hollow stems, one per internode; here also the pupation.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Glyceria fluitans, maxima; Phalaroides arundinacea; Phragmites australis.
? Also Scirpus.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
See Gosik & Wanat.
synonyms
Dicranthus elegans.
references
Balalaikins & Bukejs (2012a), Benedikt, Borovec, Fremuth ao (2010a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1983a), Gosik & Wanat (2014b), Hendrich & Michels (2011a), Kodada, Holecová & Behne (1992a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).