Contarinia populi (Rübsaamen, 1917)

on Populus

gall

Globular leaf gall, 4-5 mm ø, prominent at both sides of the blade, with a thick wall and an inner gall. Fully developed galls have a small circular opening at either side. Larva solitary, yellowish white to orange. Univoltine, hibernation and pupation in the soil.

host plants

Salicaceae, narrowly monophagous

Populus alba, tremula.

synonyms

Syndiplosis populi.

inquilines

see Lasioptera populnea.

references

Barnes (1951a), Buhr (1965a), Cilbircioğlu & Ünal (2009a), Hellrigl (2006a), Rübsaamen (1917a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a, 2004a), Skrzypczyńska (2007a), Skuhravá (2006a), Skuhravá, Bayram, Çam ao (2005a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1988a, 1997a, 1999b, 2005b,c, 2009a, 2003a, 2009a, 2010a, 2012a, 2021a: 195), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Hellrigl (2001a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Skuhravý, Skuhravá & Brewer (1997a), Unal & Akkuzu (2009a).