Dieckmanniellus gracilis (Redtenbacher, 1849)

on Lythrum

gall

about 5 mm long, unilocular swelling, usually of a lateral shoot, containing a single squat, legless weevil larva.

host plants

Lythraceae, narrowly monophagous

Lythrum portula.

synonyms

Nanophyes gracilis.

references

Benedikt, Borovec, Fremuth ao (2010a), Buhr (1965a), Delbol (2012a), Formánek & Melichar (1916), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).