Dysaphis brancoi (Börner, 1950)
on Malus, primary host plant
gall
leaves in spring pouchlike rolled inwards, deeply purplish-red.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Malus domestica, sylvestris subsp. orientalis + praecox.
on Valeriana, secondary host plant
gall
Apterae 2-3 mm, dark grey or yellowish-green grey, wax-powdered. They live at the basal part of the stems and on superficial roots; ant-attended
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, monophagous
Valeriana officinalis.
synonyms
Jezabura brancoi.
notes
Populations with longer hairs are considered a separate subspecies, viz. D. brancoi rogersoni (Stroyan, 1955); Heie gives a detailed description.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2014), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buga & Stekolshchikov (2012a), Buhr (1964b), Heie (1992a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Petrović (1998a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).
Last modified 10.vii.2019