Euura samolad
| Euura samolad | |
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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. samolad
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| Binomial name | |
| Euura samolad (Malais, 1920)
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Euura samolad is a species of sawfly belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies). The larva feed within galls on the leaves of willows (Salix species). It was first described by René Malaise in 1920.
Description of the gall
[edit]The green to bright red, densely hairy gall is found on the underside of a leaf of the host plant. It is pea-sized and has a narrow attachment to the leaves of downy willow (Salix lapponum) or its hybrids.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]The gall is found in northern Europe, from Scotland, France and Fennoscandia to northern Russia, possibly as far as the far east.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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: 98–99. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4302.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ a b Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Euura samolad (Malaise, 1920)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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