Xestophanes potentillae (Retzius in De Geer, 1783)
on Potentilla
Potentilla spec., België, prov. Limburg, Gelinden © Carina Van Steenwinkel
many small galls together
usually less
galls mainly near the base of the petiole
Potentilla reptans, Belgium, Liége, along the river Meuse near Pont Atlas © Jean-Yves Baugnée
sometimes a short chain
single galls may fuse
length section
gall
One or two generations; hibernation and pupation in the gall.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Potentilla argentea, ? aurea, ? grandiflora, heptaphylla, incana, inclinata, pimpinelloides, reptans, silesiaca, sterilis.
synonyms
Xestophanes abbreviatus Thomson, 1877; foveicollis Thomson, 1877.
parasitoids, predators
Eupelmus barai, messene, microzonus. seculatus, vesicularis; Eurytoma rufipes, potentillae; Gelis papaveris; Ormyrus destefanii, diffinis, rufimanus; Pteromalus isarchus; Sycophila concinna.
references
Askew, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2001a), Askew, Plantard, Gómez, ao (2006a), Bellmann (2012a), Buhr (1965a), Chinery (2011a), Cobo, Ribes & Pujade-Villar (2016a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Eady & Quinlan (1963a), Flügel (2016a), Fusu (2017a), Gómez, Hernández Nieves, Garrido Torres, ao (2006a), Gomez & Nieves-Aldrey (2012a), Hellrigl (2009a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Kwast (2014a), Koops (2013a), Melika (2006a), Nieves-Aldrey (1984a, 1994a, 2001a), Nieves-Aldrey & Askew (2002a), Nieves-Aldrey, Gómez, Hernández Nieves & Lobo (2006a), Pellizzari (2010a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Tomasi (2014a), Zerova & Seryogina (2006a).