Lasioptera hungarica Möhn, 1968
on Phragmites
Phragmites australis, France, dép. Somme, Frise, 23.i.2023 © Sébastien Carbonelle
gall
Larvae in a black mass of mycelium (of a symbiotic fungus) in a hollow stem; no trace of galling. Larvae gregarious, yellowish grey, “dirty”. Univoltine; hibernation and pupation within the stem.
host plants
Poaceae, monophagous
Phragmites australis.
larva
Phragmites australis, France, dép. Somme, Frise, 23.i.2023 © Sébastien Carbonelle: spatula.
spatula of Lasioptera hungarica (at left) and L. arundinis with lengthened and elongated central element, and recurved lateral elements.
synonyms
Thomasiella massa Erdős, 1957.
references
Baetens & De Bruyn (1999a), Gagné (2010a), Gagné & Jaschhof (2014a), Nartshuk (2011a), Schwarzländer & Häfliger (2000a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a), Skuhravá (2006a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1992a, 1997b, 1999a. 2021a: 180), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Sylvén (1983a), Waitzbauer, Pruscha & Picher (1972a).