Asphondylia melanopus Kieffer, 1890
on Lotus
Lotus corniculatus, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, 31.vii.2015 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
another specimen
exuvium; the conspicuous pair of frontal teeth, that have assisted the pupa to emerge from the gall, is characteristic for the genus Asphondylia.
Lotus corniculatus, Belgium, prov Liège, Canal de l’Ourthe © Jean-Yves Baugnée
another specimen
Lotus corniculatus, België, prov. Namen, Phillippeville (Cerfontaine), RN du Fonds des Vaux: larva and mycelium in the gall; © Stéphane Claerebout
larva
gal
Inner wall of the gall lined with mycelium. Larva solitary, yellow-orange; generally bivoltine; pupation internal.
hostplants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Lotus corniculatus, pedunculatus, tenuis, uliginosus.
larva
spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)
references
Béguinot (2002f, 2007b), Buhr (1964b), Cogolludo (1921a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Houard (1909a), Kieffer (1890b), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a). Möhn (1955a), O’Connor & Wistow (1999a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a, 2000a, 2004a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Postolovski (2007a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 1999a,b, 2009b, 2010a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dončev & Dimitrova (1991a, 1992a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Hellrigl (2001a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Tomasi (2014a).