Lixus brevipes Brisout, 1866
on Dianthus, etc.
gal
Oviposition in the base of the stem or in the root collar. The larva then tunnels over 8-12 cm upwards, then pupates in the hollowed stem; an oval stem gall is the result.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae-Caryophylleae, narrowly oligophagous
Dianthus ballbisii, barbatus, caryophyllus, ferrugineus; Gypsophila paniculata; Saponaria officinalis; Silene alba, dioica, wolgensis.
distribution within Europe
references
Alziar (2019a), Dieckmann (1983a), Gültekin (2007a), Stejskal & Trnka (2013a), Volovnik (2007a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).