Tetramesa hordei (Harris, 1830)
on Agropyron, Elymus, Elytrigia
gall
Above a node the leaf sheath is thickened, and mostly open at one side. At the inside some fusiform galls, each with a yellow larva or pupa.
host plants
Poaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Agropyron cristatum; Elymus caninus; Elytrigia intermedia & subsp. trichophora, juncea, repens.
E. repens is the most important one.
synonyms
Harmolita, Isthmosoma, hordei.
notes
In some regions outside of Europe a pest on cereal crops (“barley jointworm”).
references
Buhr (1964a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Ludwig (1973a), Roskam (2019a), Tomasi (2014a).