Xyela menelaus Benson, 1960
on Pinus
parasite
The larvae develop in a completely closed male inflorescence, feeding on the pollen. Pupation in a cocoon in the soil.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Pinus nigra & subsp. pallasiana.
distribution within Europe
references
Blank (2002a), Blank, Shinohara & Altenhofer (2013a), Gyurkovics & Haris (2012a), Liston, Prous & Macek (2019a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2006a).