Species Cystococcus echiniformis Fuller, 1897

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Regional Maps

• Cystococcus echiniformis Fuller, C. 1897. Some Coccidae of Western Australia. Journal of Western Australia Bureau of Agriculture 4: 1344-1346 [1346].

Generic Combinations

• Ascelis echiniformis (Fuller, 1897). —
  Cockerell, T.D.A. 1902. The nomenclature of the Coccidae. The Entomologist 35: 114 (changed combination "not accepted by subsequent authors" — see Semples et al. (2015))

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

GENERAL

Most detailed illustration and description by Fuller, C. 1899. XIV. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435–473.

STRUCTURE

Adult female spherical, nearly fills gall. Gall is spherical, walls are thin and brittle, the gall is dirty white in color. Adult male has purple wings (see Fuller, C. 1899. XIV. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435–473).

ECONOMIC AND CONTROL

This species is edible and is considered to be a delicacy by the indigenous peoples (see Fuller, C. 1899. XIV. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435–473).

General References

Semple, T.L., Gullan, P.J., Hodgson, C.J., Hardy, N.B. & Cook, L.G. 2015. Systematic review of the Australian 'bush coconut' genus Cystococcus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) uncovers a new species from Queensland. Invertebrate Systematics 29: 287-312 [301] (redescribed)

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