Diplolepis spinosissimae (Giraud, 1859)
on Rosa
Rosa spinosissima, Hungary, Kimle, 31.vii.2017 © László Érsek
detail
larva in the gall
larva
Rosa, Belgium, prov. Namur, Gembloux © Jean-Yves Baugnée
same leaf, underside
the gall not only sits on the leaf disk
larva
gall
By coalescence the galls are multilocular most of the times, with one larva in each cell; univoltine, hibernation, then pupation in the gall.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Rosa agrestis, arvensis, balsamica, caesia, canina, corymbifera, gallica, glauca, majalis, rubiginosa, sherardii, spinosissima, tomentosa.
strong preference for R. spinosissima.
synonyms
Rhodites spinosissimae.
larva
the larva is described by Gómez Sanchez (2008a).
inquilines
parasitoids, predators
Aprostocetus aurantiacus, eurytomae; Caenacis inflexa; Eupelmus atropurpureus, barai, fulvipes, vesicularis; Eurytoma caninae, rosae; Glyphomerus carinatus, stigma, tibialis; Orthopelma brevicorne, mediator; Pteromalus bedeguaris, fasciatus; Torymus bedeguaris, boops, microstigma, rubi.
references
Askew, Plantard, Gómez, ao (2006a), Béguinot (2001c, 2002a,h, 2006a, 2007b, 2012a), Bellmann (2012a), Bowdrey (2009a), Buhr (1965a), Chinery (2011a), Cogolludo (1921a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Eady & Quinlan (1963a), Fusu (2017a), Gijswijt (1962a), Gomez & Nieves-Aldrey (2012a), Gómez Sanchez (2008a), Güçlü, Hayat, Shorthouse & Tozlu (2008a), Hellrigl (2009a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Katılmış & Kıyak (2008a), Kemal & Koçak (2010a), Koops (2013a), Kwast (2012a, 2014a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Lambinon, Schneider & Chevin (2003a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Lehmann & Flügel (2012a), Lehmann & Hannover (2016a), Lotfalizadeh, Delvare & Rasplus (2007a), Ludwig (1974a), Marković (2014a), Melika (2006a), Mete & Demirsoy (2012a), Nieves-Aldrey (2001a), Nieves-Aldrey & Askew (2002a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2014a).