Ceutorhynchus assimilis (Paykull, 1800)
turnip gall weevil
on Brassicaceae
Cardaria draba, Hongarije, Budapest-Hűvösvölgy © László Érsek
older galls
very fresh gall
opened
larva
vacated gall
vacated gall, opened
Cardaria draba, Hongarije, Mosonmagyaróvár © László Érsek
opened gall
detail
larvae
gall
rotund, fleshy swelling of the root collar, up to 1 cm in size; in the single gll chamber one legless, curved larva; pupation in the soil. Often a number of galls together, forming an irregular mass.
host plants
Brassicaceae, oligophagous
Alliaria petiolata; Alyssum alyssoides; Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica; Arabidopsis arenosa; Armoracia rusticana; Barbarea verna, vulgaris; Berteroa incana; Biscutella lyrata; Brassica napus, oleracea; Bunias erucago; Cakile maritima; Calepina irregularis; Camelina microcarpa, sativa; Capsella bursa-pastoris; Cardamine; Cardaria draba; Coincya monensis subsp. cheiranthos; Conringia orientalis; Crambe maritima; Descurainia sophia; Diplotaxis muralis; Eruca vesicaria; Erucastrum gallicum; Erysimum cheiri, cheiranthoides, hieracifolium; Hesperis matronalis; Iberis amara; Isatis tinctoria; Lepidium campestre; Lobularia maritima; Lunaria annua, rediviva; Moricandia arvensis; Myagrum perfoliatum; Nasturtium officinale; Neslia paniculata; Noccaea perfoliata; Peltaria alliacea; Pritzelago alpina; Raphanus raphanistrum, sativus; Rapistrum; Rorippa amphibia, islandica; Sinapis alba, arvensis; Sisymbrium altissimum, austriacum, loeselii, officinale; Thlaspi arvense.
Occasionally Cannabis sativa; Reseda lutea, luteola; Tropaeolum majus.
synonyms
Ceutorhynchus pleurostigma Marsham, 1802. In the literature on applied entomology until shortly the name C. assimilis was applied to the cabbage seedpod borer, C. obstrictus,, the larvae of which feed on the seeds of a wide variety of Brassicaceae.
references
Askew, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2001a), Behne (10987a), Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Bouček (1959a), Buhr (1964b, 1965a), Cogolludo (1921a), Compte (1981a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Delbol (2008a, 2013a), Dieckmann (1972a), Dieckmann & Herger (1985a), Fumanal, Martin, Sobhian ao (2004a), Fusu (2017a), Gültekin (2014a), Houard (1908a, 1909a), Lechapt (2015a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Scheuch (1930a), Tavares (1905a), Tomasi (2014a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).