Acaudinum centaureae (Koch, 1854)

on Centaurea

parasite

Apterae 2-3 mm, shining black; at the root collar, often in ant shelters.

host plants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Centaurea arenaria, jacea, ? melitensis, ? nigra, orientalis, salonitica, scabiosa & subsp. sadleriana, ? sphaerocephala; Rhaponticoides ? ruthenica.

synonyms

Acaudinum scabiosae Hille Ris Lambers, 1959.

references

Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Heie (1992a)m Hille Ris Lambers (1959a), Holman (1991a), Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante (1982a), Petrović (1998a), Stekolshchikov, Buga & Leshchinskaya (2008a), Szelegiewicz (1982b), Tambs-Lyche (1970a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).