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.
hostplants
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).