Species Opisthoscelis subrotunda Schrader, 1863
Eucalypt Leafgall Scale
- Opisthoscelis subrotunda Schrader, H.L. 1863. Further communication on the gall-making Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 1: 6-8 [7] [no valid record found for this taxon].
Type host:
Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] - Opisthoscelis globosa Rübsaamen, E.H. 1894. Über australische Zoocecidien und deren Erzeuger. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 39: 199-234 [214].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Froggatt, W.W. 1894. Notes on the family Brachyscelidae, with descriptions of new species, Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 8: 209-214 [209] (synonymy of Opisthoscelis gracilis Schrader, 1863)
- Hardy, N.B. & Gullan, P.J. 2010. Australian gall-inducing scale insects on Eucalyptus: revision of Opisthoscelis Schrader (Coccoidea, Eriococcidae) and descriptions of a new genus and nine new species. ZooKeys 58: 1–74 [17]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also in Papua New Guinea
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Kimberley (CK), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
General
Detailed description by Froggatt (1921) includes a photograph of galls.
Structure
Species induces green galls, usually perfectly round. Male gall is much smaller, but resembles that of female. Adult scale reddish yellow to brown, covered with fine close hairs and white meal, almost round (see Froggatt 1921)
General References
Hoy, J.M. 1963. A catalogue of the Eriococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea) of the world. Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 150: 1-260
Common Name References
Naumann, I.D., Ingram, R.J. & Floyd, R. 2002. Australian Insect Common Names, based on CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. 6th edn 1993. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/. (Eucalypt Leafgall Scale)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | ERIOCOCCIDAE | 08-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |