Xyela graeca Stein, 1876
on Pinus
parasite
The larvae develop communally in a completely closed male inflorescence, feeding on the pollen. Pupation in a cocoon in the soil.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Pinus nigra & subsp. laricio + pallasiana, sylvestris.
distribution within Europe
references
Balázs & Haris (2019a), Berland (1947a), Blank (2002a), Blank, Shinohara & Altenhofer (2013a), Haris (2018b), Liston & Späth (2005a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a).