Species Apiomorpha ovicola (Schrader, 1863)
- Brachyscelis ovicola Schrader, H.L. 1863. Observations on certain gall-making Coccidae of Australia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 1: 1-6 [2].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH (destroyed during WWII). - Apiomorpha spec. 2 Rübsaamen, E.H. 1894. Über australische Zoocecidien und deren Erzeuger. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 39: 199-234 [221] [invalid name; described without a species epithet; name not available].
- Apiomorpha dumosa Froggatt, W.W. 1930. Notes on gall-making coccids with descriptions of new species. II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 55: 468-474 [468].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Froggatt, W.W. 1894. Some account of the gall-making insects of Australia. Australian Natural History 5: 109-114 [76] (synonymy of Brachyscelis glabra Tepper, 1893)
- 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 [47] (synonymy of Brachyscelis floralis Froggatt, 1898)
- Mills, P.J., Gullan, P.J. & Cook, L.G. 2017. Nomenclatural changes in the Australasian gall-inducing genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae). Zootaxa 4250(5): 484–488
Generic Combinations
- Apiomorpha minor (Froggatt, 1893). —
Cockerell, T.D.A. 1896. A check list of the Coccidae. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History 4: 318-339 [328] - Apiomorpha ovicola (Schrader, 1863). —
Cockerell, T.D.A. 1896. A check list of the Coccidae. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History 4: 318-339 [328]
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
ID Keys
(Gullan, P.J., 1984) [10] (adult female; Adult females and female galls of Apiomorpha)
GENERAL
Descriptions of the adult female, female gall, male gall, and a photo of the galls are 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 in addition to a line drawing of the female.
BIOLOGY
Female gall is found on stems and occasionally on the calyx tube of a bud or fruit, occurring singly or in aggregations often with male galls. Male galls are mainly found on leaves, but sometimes on the stem (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 between 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 to fusiform, apex rounded to distinctly truncate. Male galls tubular with apex sometimes slightly dilated, squat (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).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | ERIOCOCCIDAE | 01-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |