Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Mecinus dorsalis

Mecinus dorsalis Aubé, 1850

on Linaria

gall

unilocular swelling at the root collar; inside a weevil larva.

host plants

Plantaginaceae, narrowly monophagous

Linaria saxatilis, simplex, supina, thymifolia.

Records from Linaria “polygalifolia”, repens need further confirmation.

references

Caillol (1954a), Caldara & Fogato (2013a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Houard (1909a), Tavares (1905a), Toševski, Caldara, Jović ao (2013a).

Last modified 21.viii.2019