Tetramesa scheppigi (von Schlechtendal, 1921)

on Stipa

gall

The axis of the spikelet is unusually long and has a swelling of the size and shape of a grain of rice. The solitary larva pupates in the gall. Houard states that the gall has two or three wing-like expansions.

hostplants

Poaceae, monophagous

Stipa borysthenica, eriocaulis subsp. austriaca, pennata.

synonyms

Harmolita, Isosoma, scheppigi.

references

Buhr (1965a), Claridge (1961a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Houard (1908a), Popescu (2001a).