Picicola candidus ( Nitzsch, 1866 )

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Picicola candidus ( Nitzsch, 1866)

Host: Picus canus Gmelin, 1788 .

Ref.: Balát (1953, 1956, 1977).

Locations: Podunajské Biskupice, 20 Jul. 1953 (Balát Coll., MMBC slide number 1092); Gabčíkovo, 17–21 Mar. 1954 ( Balát 1956) .

Note: While Straka (1987) mentioned P. canus as host, there is Picus viridis as host on the label of available slide in the Straka collection. Similarly as in other similar cases we decided to follow note on the slide label (see below).