Phloeotribus rhododactylus (Marsham, 1802)
on Cytisus, etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults in galleries in the bark; monogamous species.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Adenocarpus complicatus; Calicotome spinosa, villosa; Cytisus scoparius; Genista florida; Laburnum; Lembotropis nigricans; Retama sphaerocarpa; Spartium junceum; Ulex europaeus.
But also recorded from Ficus carica; Fraxinus excelsior.
phenology
Hibernation as imago,
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Phloeophthorus rhododactylus.
parasitoids, predators
Platygerrhus dolosus; Rhaphitelus maculatus.
references
Askew & Mifsud (2018a), Compte (1981a), Duffy (1953a), López Romero, Romón Ochoa, Iturrondobeitia Bilbao & Goldaracena Lafuente (2007a), Munroe (1926a), Nikulina, Mandelshtam, Petrov, ao (2015a), Schedl (1980a), Selmi (1987a).