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Species Apiomorpha ovicoloides (Tepper, 1893)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia


Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

 

ID Keys

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

 

GENERAL

Descriptions and illustrations presented 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 including adult female, female and male gall. Detailed descriptions and illustrations given by Short, J.R.T. 1947. Description and life history of a new western Australian coccid. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 71: 257–269. Male described by Theron, J.G. 1968. Studies on the morphology and relationships of male Apiomorpha and Opisthoscelis (Hemiptera: Coccoidea). Australian Journal of Zoology 16: 87–99.

BIOLOGY

Female galls are produced mostly on stems, occasionally on the calyx tube of a fruit. Male galls found on leaves, sometimes stems and rarely on the gall of a female (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).

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 not concealed by sclerotized shield; anal lobes papillose; spine-like setae in medial cluster, often with well defined posteromarginal row on dorsum of segments II–VIII; larger dorsal spine-like setae forming mediolongitudinal band on thorax and abdomen; dorsomedial thoracic spine-like setae clustered on or near intersegmental lines (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).

STRUCTURE

Female gall ovoid, apex rounded to distinctly truncate. Male galls tubular, apex 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 References

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 (Froggatt (1894b) and others (Froggatt (1898a), Lidgett (1899), Houard (1923), Hoy (1963), and Weidner (1974)) considered this species to be a synonym of either Apiomorpha ovicola or A. pileata; this synonymy is incorrect)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Jun-2024 COCCOIDEA 30-Aug-2023 MODIFIED Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS)
21-Nov-2012 01-May-2014 MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012 29-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)