Rhodus cyprius (Houard, 1919)

on Salvia

Salvia fruticosa, Greece, Crete, Phaistos, 24.iv.2017 © Cor Zonneveld

detail

another specimen

Salvia fruticosa, Greece, Crete, Kavousi, 31.iii.2017 © Cor Zonneveld: old gall with exit openings

gall

rotund swelling of the stem, 15 mm in diameter, densely hairy, multilocular, crowned with bunch of leaves.

host plants

Lamiaceae, monophagous

Salvia fruticosa.

synonyms

Rhodus oriundus Quinlan, 1968.

references

Houard (1909 # 4880), Nieves-Aldrey (1994a), Pujade-Villar, Kwast, Thuroczy & Bellido (2002a).