Species Araucaricoccus queenslandicus Brimblecombe, 1960

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• Araucaricoccus queenslandicus Brimblecombe, A.R. 1960. Studies of the Coccoidea. 11. New genera and species of Monophlebidae. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 17: 183-193 [183].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T5812 ♀, AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Yarraman.

  Type host:

   Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton ex A.Cunn. [ARAUCARIACEAE]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder (associated flora: Araucaria cunninghamii Mudie [ARAUCARIACEAE] Hoop Pine).

Extra Ecological Information

Induces the formation of large, fleshy galls on young branches and twigs of Araucaria cunninghamii, in Queensland, Australia; males not observed.

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