Rhinusa florum (Rübsaamen, 1895)

on Linaria

gall

the flowers are swollen; inside a weevil larve or pupa.

hostplants

Plantaginaceae, (narrowly?) monophagous

Linaria genistifolia.

synonyms

Gymnetron, Rhinusa, smreczynskii (Fremuth,1972); Mecinus florum.

references

Caldara (2008a), Houard (1909a), Stănescu (2009a).