Mayetiola hellwigi (Rübsaamen, 1912)
on Brachypodium
Brachypodium sylvaticum, Belgium, prov. Namur, Dinant © Jean-Yves Baugnée
frontal view
the gall erupts through the leaf sheaths
gall
Gall just above a node. The larva is white. Pupation within the gal.
The larva is described by Ertel (1975a).
host plants
Poaceae, monophagous
Brachypodium pinnatum, sylvaticum.
synonyms
Poomyia hellwigi.
references
Bruun (2015a), Bruun & Skuhravá (2011a), Buhr (196a), Burton, Carbonnelle, Ellis & Schneider (2019a), Carbonnelle, George, Giot & Romain (2018a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Ertel (1975a), Gagné (2010a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a) Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Rübsaamen (1912d), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1999a, 2021a: 54), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Tomasi (2014a).