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Species Casuarinaloma leaii (Fuller, 1897)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

 

GENERAL

Detailed description and illustration by Froggatt, W.W. 1933. The Coccidae of the casuarinas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 58: 363–374.

STRUCTURE

Galls of this species occur alone or in groups of 3–4. Galls are flattened on the summit with the sides deeply cleft into 10–12 segments forming a circular, solid, but thin walled gall. Male developed inside gall chamber. Mature galls may contain 3–4 white, silken, oval puparia open at the apex. Males are red, wings white. Adult female broadly rounded, convex, rounded on dorsal surface, red (see Froggatt, W.W. 1933. The Coccidae of the casuarinas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 58: 363–374).

 

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 04-Sep-2023 MODIFIED Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS)
21-Nov-2012 01-May-2014 MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012 29-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)