Pseudophytobius acalloides (Fairmaire, 1857)
Coleoptera, Curculionidae
mine
The larva makes several irregular, full depth and very transparant, corridors, sometimes rather blotches, with a central frass line. Pupation external.
hostplants
Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllaceae; narrowly polyphagous
Atriplex; Beta; Salicornia; Spergularia.
distribution within Europe
France, Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Distinct head, no prolegs or thoracic feet.
references
Hering (1957a).
21/02/2011