Rhizopulvinaria artemisiae (Signoret, 1873)
polyphagous
parasite
Adult females 2-4 mm long, greenish-brown to light brown, hemispheric; at the roots.
host plants
Alyssum; Artemisia campestris; Dianthus pyrenaicus, sylvestris; Euphorbia; Foeniculum vulgare; Gypsophila fastigiata; Helichrysum stoechas; Minuartia setacea; Noaea mucronata; Phagnalon rupestre; Salsola; Santolina; Satureja; Teucrium; Thymbra capitata.
Preference for plants growing under semi-arid and arid conditions.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Rhizopulvinaria dianthi (Bodenheimer, 1943); Rh. spinifera Borchsenius, 1952.
references
Gavrilov (2009a), Hellrigl (2004a), Köhler (2011a), Kozár & Ostafichuk (1987a), Mifsud, Mazzeo, Russo & Watson (2014a), Şi̇şman & Ülgentürk (2010a), Szita, Fetykó, Konczné Benedicty, ao (2017a).