Species Tanyscelis convexa (Froggatt, 1929)
- Opisthoscelis convexa Froggatt, W.W. 1929. Notes on gall-making coccids with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54: 375-378 [376].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC 1 adult ♀ on WWF original slide-mount with another female (lectotype closest to middle of slide), "NSW & Vic.".
Paralectotype(s) ANIC 1 adult ♀ on same slide-mount as lectotype, same as the lectotype; ANIC 1 adult ♀, "N. S. Wales"; ASCU ASCT00004874 and ASCT00004875 2 adult ♀ plus associated dry galls on stem, 6 slides of embryos and first-instar nymphs (several hundred) and 7 other dry galls of females, Diamond Creek, VIC. - Opisthoscelis globosa Froggatt, W.W. 1929. Notes on gall-making coccids with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54: 375-378 [376] [junior homonym; recognised as a junior primary homonym of O. globosa,/em> Rübsaamen, 1894, by Lindinger 1943: 223].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC 1 adult ♀, "N. S. Wales".
Paralectotype(s) ANIC 1 adult ♀. - Opisthoscelis rubsaameni Lindinger, L. 1943. Verzeichnis der Schildlaus-Gattungen, 1. Nachtrag. (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 205-208, 217-224, 264-265 [223] [replacement name for O. globosa Froggatt].
- Opisthoscelis ruebsaameni Miller, D.R. & Gimpel, M.E. 2000. A Systematic Catalogue of the Eriococcidae (Felt Scales) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the World. Andover, UK : Intercept Ltd 589 pp. [414] [emendation; justified emendation by Miller & Gimpel, 2000].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [36]
Generic Combinations
- Tanyscelis convexa (Froggatt, 1929). —
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 [36]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
General
Male galls scattered over leaf surfaces. Female galls produced on the base of the leaf stalks or along the slender branchlets (see Froggatt (1929)
Structure
Male galls are small and reddish-brown. The basal portion of female gall is brown, general form is circular. Adult female is reddish-brown, cephalic portion is the darkest. Body is heart shaped (see Froggatt 1929)
Systematics
Lindinger (1943) recognized that Opisthoscelis globosa Froggatt, 1929 was a junior primary homonym of Opisthoscelis globosa Rübsaamen, 1894 and proposed the replacement name Opisthoscelis rubsaameni . Hoy (1963) erroneously attributed O. rubsaameni to Froggatt, 1929 and also treated O. rubsaameni as a synonym of O. globosa Rübsaamen.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | ERIOCOCCIDAE | 02-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |