Lasioptera hungarica Möhn, 1968

on Phragmites

Lasioptera hungarica on Phragmites australis

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

Lasioptera hungarica on Phragmites australis

Phragmites australis, France, dép. Somme, Frise, 23.i.2023 © Sébastien Carbonelle: spatula.

Lasioptera arundinis on Phragmites australis

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).