Mayetiola heirochloae (Lindeman, 1888)
on Hierochloe
gall
Weak swelling of a node near the base of the culm; protected by the leaf sheath a group of larvae lives here in a depression of the stem. Infected plants wither. Bivoltine, hibernation as puparium.
host plants
Poaceae, Monophagous
Hierochloe repens.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Cecidomyia heirochloae. The spelling hierochloae in not correct.
notes
Seems a forgotten species.
references
Gagné & Jaschhof (2014a), Houard (1908a), Lindeman (1888a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 132).