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.
hostplants
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), 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).