Schizaphis caricis (Schouteden, 1906)

on Carex, Scirpus

parasite

Apterae 1-2 mm, shiny blackish brown to blackish green. In small compact groups at the base of the leaves, often more or less subterranean because of ants’ activities.

host plants

Cyperaceae, oligophagous

Carex elongata, hirta, lasiocarpa, paniculata subsp. lusitanica, rostrata; Scirpus.

references

Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Heie (1986a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante, García Prieto & Pérez Hidalgo (2005a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).