Paradiplosis abietispectinatae (Tubeuf, 1930)
on Abies
gall
The lower part of the needles is widened, and red to brown in colour. Larvae orange yellow, usually solitary; they can jump; they live in the parenchyma of the needle. Univoltine; hibernation and pupation within the gall.
hostplants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Abies alba.
larva
spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)
synonyms
Agevillea, Paradiplosis, abietis (Hubault, 1945)
references
Barnes (1951a), Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Möhn (1955), Postner (1957a), Roskam (2019a), Simova-Tošić (2008a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Postolovski (2007a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a).