Species Apiomorpha tepperi Gullan, 1984

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• Apiomorpha tepperi 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 [42].
• Brachyscelis ellipsoidalis Tepper, J.G.O. 1893. Descriptions of South Australian brachyscelid galls. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17: 265-280 [272] [nom. nud., see Lidgett, J. 1899. A catalogue of Australian Coccidae. Wombat 4: 37–64 (60); description by Tepper 1893 "Brachyscelis ellipsoidalis, sp. nov. On Euc. sp., Fraser Range, W.A (Elder Exploring Expedition)"; this does not constitute a valid description].

  Secondary source:

   Lidgett, J. 1899. A catalogue of Australian Coccidae. The Wombat 4: 37-64.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

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

STRUCTURE

Female gall woody, spheroidal to ellipsoidal, apex obtuse. Adult male galls not known (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 single row on dorsum of segments II–VIII; multilocular pores absent from abdominal segment IX (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

Description of adult female, female gall, and immature male gall, illustration of female, and photos of galls given 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.

BIOLOGY

Female gall is produced only on stems of host plant (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).

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