Dieckmanniellus nitidulus (Gyllenhal, 1838)

on Lythrum

gall

1-2 cm long, slender-fusiform stem gall, mostly near a leaf insertion; inside a weevil larva or pupa.

host plants

Lythraceae, narrowly monophagous

Lythrum junceum, hyssopifolia, salicaria.

synonyms

Nanophyes nitidulus.

references

Alonzo Zarazaga (1981a), Avgın & Colonnelli (2011a), Benedikt, Borovec, Fremuth ao (2010a), Buhr (1964a), Colonnelli, Osella & Cornacchia (2011a), Compte (1981a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Delbol (2012a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).