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Acanthococcus apiomorphae (Fuller, 1897) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Eriococcus apiomorphae Fuller 1897a: 1345. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, in empty female galls of Apiomorpha maliformis on Eucalyptus sp. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: There are five specimens labeled "type" in the USNM that apparently are in Fuller's handwriting. The label data are "Swan River/Western Australia" with no other details.
Acanthococcus apiomorphae (Fuller, 1897); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Eucalyptus | Fuller1897a | The galls of Apiomorpha maliformis on the Eucalyptus sp. are then infested by Acanthococcus apiomophae (Fuller, 1987a).

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

GullanVr1991: pp.26 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to allow adult females of E. confusus and E. coriaceus to be distinguished from adult females of other Australian Eriococcus species found on Eucalyptus.]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: distinct marginal row of enlarged setae (Gullan & Vranjic, 1991).
Biology: Eriococcus apiomorphae was collected from the female galls of Apiomorpha maliformis on Eucalyptus sp. (Fuller, 1897a).
General Remarks: Most comprehensive descriptions are by Fuller (1897a, 1899), but are very brief.