Primofavilla initialis Mamaev, 1972

Diptera, Cecidomyiidae

on Atriplex

gall

White-felty galls on the leaves, sometimes also the stems or the inflorescence. Larvae solitary, pale-orange, pupate in the soil. Univoltine or bivoltine.

hostplants

Amaranthaceae, monophagous

Atriplex “salina”, tatarica.

references

Gagné (2010a), Mirumian (2011a).

08/12/2013