Parethelcus pollinarius (Förster, 1771)
on Urtica
gall
oviposition in an egg chamber, gnawn by the female in a petiole or stem. From there the larva descends as a borer, down to the root collar. According to Dauphin & Aniotsbehere here a swelling takes place.
host plants
Urticaceae, monophagous
Urtica dioica, pilulifera, urens.
synonyms
Ceutorhynchus, Ethelcus, pollinarius.
references
Compte (1981a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1972a), Forbicioni, Abbazzi, Bellò ao (2019a), Hacet & Colonelli (2019a), Israelson, Machado, Oromi & Palm (1981a), Lechapt (2015a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Wolf & Fuchs (2014a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).