Timaspis rufipes Ionescu & Roman, 1959

Hymenoptera, Cynipidae

on Crepis

gall

Weak swelling of the stem. In the pith a row of some 10 larval chambers, about 2 mm large, each with a pale yellow larva, a pupa, or an already emerged wasp.

hostplants

Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous

Crepis pulchra.

references

Buhr (1964a), Nieves-Aldrey (2005b), Nieves-Aldrey, Gómez, Hernández Nieves & Lobo (2006a).

17/11/2013