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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Euura
Species:
E. myrsiniticola
Binomial name
Euura myrsiniticola
(Kopelke, 1991)
Synonyms

Pontania myrsiniticola Kopelke, 1991
Pontania (Eupontania) myrsiniticola Zinovjev (1993b)
Eupontania myrsiniticola Vikberg (2003)

Description of the gall

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The 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

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The gall or sawfly has been recorded from Finland, Norway, Russia (Kolguyev Island), Scotland and Sweden.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-185153-284-1.
  2. ^ Ellis, W N. "Euura myrsiniticola (Kopelke, 1991)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ 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.