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

(PESI, 2019).

references

Blank (2002a), Blank, Shinohara & Altenhofer (2013a), Gyurkovics & Haris (2012a), Liston, Prous & Macek (2019a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2006a).