Species Apiomorpha dipsaciformis (Froggatt, 1895)

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Regional Maps

• Brachyscelis dipsaciformis Froggatt, W.W. 1895. Notes on the sub-family Brachyscelinae with descriptions of new species. Part IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 201-205 [202].

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

(Gullan, P.J., 1984) [10] (adult female; Adult females and female galls of Apiomorpha)

STRUCTURE

Female gall ellipsoidal, surface covered with erect, narrow, attenuate bracts, apex forming cone or pyramid. Male gall irregularly tubular, apex not dilated (see Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203).

GENERAL

Adult female, female gall, and male gall described by Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203.

SYSTEMATICS

Slide-mounted adult female is characterized by having: abdominal segment IX longer ventrally than dorsally; abdomen attenuate not curvilinearly tapered to base of anal lobes; anal ring partially concealed by sclerotized shield; spine-like setae present or absent on segment IX; body 1.2–1.7 times as long as wide; antennae 4- or 5-segmented (see Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203).

BIOLOGY

Female gall occurring on stem, male gall occurring in irregular clusters attached to stem or leaf (see Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203).

General References

Froggatt, W.W. 1898. The growth of vegetable galls. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 9: 385-391, 488-499 [493] (Brachycelis depsaciformis: misspelling of species name)

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