Zelkovaphis trinacriae Barbagallo, 2002

on Zelkova

gall

The leaves at the tip of a shoot are pale, thickened and scallop-shaped; they overlap and form a globular rosette. Aphids blackish brown; the progeny of the fundatrix is fully alate.

host plants

Ulmaceae, narrowly monophagous

Zelkova sicula.

distribution within Europe

Socily.

references

Aphid Species File (2019), Barbagallo, Cocuzza & Suma (2009a), Blackman & Eastop (2019), Campo, Mazzeo, Nucifora ao (2018a).