Planetella rosenhaueri (Rübsaamen, 1892)

on Carex

gall

Fusiform unilocular pustules at the base of the leaves of the lowest node, 5-8 x 2-3 mm, with a thin, leathery wall, often several together, then seemingly multilocular. Larva solitary, white.

hostplants

Cyperaceae, narrowly monophagous

Carex acuta, nigra.

synonyms

Hormomyia, Paurosphondylus, rosenhaueri.

references

Buhr (1964b), Gagné (2010a), Houard (1908a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).