Tetramesa romana (Walker, 1873)
on Arundo
gall
The tips of the young shoots are swollen; the elongation of the internodes is inhibited.
host plants
Poaceae, monophagous
Arundo donax, plinii.
parasitoids, predators
notes
The species is parthenogenetic. In subtropical regions deployed in the biological control of the highly invasive Giant Cane.
references
Claridge (1961a), Goolsby & Moran (2009a), Moran & Goolsby (2009a), Racelis, Moran, Goolsby, ao (2011a).