Mayetiola bromicola Roberti, 1953

on Anisantha, Bromopsis

Anisantha tectorum, France, dép. Nord, Zuydcote © Sébastien Carbonnelle

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The larvae live gregariously between the stem and the leaf sheath above the first or second node, causing the leaf sheath to inflate.

The larva is described by Ertel (1975a).

hostplants

Poaceae, narrowly oligophagous

Anisantha sterilis, tectorum; Bromopsis inermis, ramosa; Bromus secalinus.

references

Ertel (1975a), Gagné (2010a), Skuhravá (2007a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 1999a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a).