Urophora mauritanica Macquart, 1851
on Carthamus, etc.
gall
The larvae develop in lignified, multilocular galls in the flower heads.
hostplants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Carthamus arborescens, glaucus, lanatus, tenuis, tinctorius; Centaurea calcitrapa.
The statement by Houard and Buhr that “Euribia macrura” would live primarily on Onopordum is not confirmed by later sources.
synonyms
Urophora algira Macquart, 1843; Euribia, Urophora, macrura Löw, 1855.
parasitoids, predators
references
Buhr (1964b), Ebejer (2015a), El Harym & Belqat (2017a), Houard (1909a), Khaghaninia & Gharajedaghi (2012a), Khaghaninia, Gharajedaghi, Zarghani & Pour Abad (2012a), Kütük, Yaran, Torbali, ao (2019a), Merz & Blasco-Zumeta (1995a), White & Korneyev (1998a).