Mayetiola buhri Ertel, 1975

on Melica

gall

the larva, about 4 mm long, lives within a leaf sheath, low on the plant, causing a light swelling. Pupation within the gall.

host plants

Poaceae, monophagous

Melica uniflora.

notes

the larva is described by Ertel.

references

Ertel (1975a), Gagné & Jaschhof (2014a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 167), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).