Euura myrsiniticola is a species of sawfly belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies). The larvae feed internally in a gall formed on the leaves of whortle-leaved willow (Salix myrsinites).
| Euura myrsiniticola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Euura |
| Species: | E. myrsiniticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Euura myrsiniticola (Kopelke, 1991)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pontania myrsiniticola Kopelke, 1991 | |
Description of the gall
editThe pea-sized gall is smooth and globular and occurs on whortle-leaved willow (Salix myrsinites). It is large in relation to the size of the leaf and protrudes approximately one-third above the leaf surface, and two-thirds below.[1][2]
Distribution
editThe gall or sawfly has been recorded from Finland, Norway, Russia (Kolguyev Island), Scotland and Sweden.[3]
References
edit- ^ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-185153-284-1.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Euura myrsiniticola (Kopelke, 1991)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Liston, Andrew D; Heibo, Erik; Prous, Marko; Vardal, Hege; Nyman, Tommi; Vikberg, Veli (2017). "North European gall-inducing Euura sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae, Nematinae)". Zootaxa. 4302 (1). Magnolia Press: 94. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4302.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
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