Euura samolad

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.

Euura samolad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Euura
Species:
E. samolad
Binomial name
Euura samolad
(Malais, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Pontania samolad Malaise, 1921
  • Pontania (Pontania) samolad Viitasaari & Vikberg (1985)
  • Pontania (Eupontania) samolad Zinovjev (1993)
  • Eupontania samolad (Malaise, 1921)
  • Euura (Eupontania) samolad Noblecourt (2016)[1]

Description of the gall

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

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
  1. Liston, Andrew D; Heibo, Erik; Prous, Marko; Vardal, Hege; Nyman, Tommi; Vikberg, Veli (2017). "North European gall-inducing Euura sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae, Nematinae)". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 4302 (1): 98–99. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4302.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Euura samolad (Malaise, 1920)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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