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Apiomorpha amarooensis Brimblecombe, 1959 (Eriococcidae: Apiomorpha)

Apiomorpha amarooensis Brimblecombe 1959a: 157. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Amaroo, Millmerran on Eucalyptus pilligaensis, ?/04/1955, by J. Macqueen. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Fortitude Valley:Queensland Museum, Queensland, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: There are also three paratypes in the QMFV. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Gullan1984: pp.10 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females and female galls of Apiomorpha]

Systematics: The adult female is characterized by having: abdominal segment IX with ventral and dorsal lengths subequal, not fused with abdominal segment VIII; abdominal segment IX with posterior margin fused with anal lobes; body not slender; dorsum of head and thorax without spine-like setae; segment IX and anal lobes slender, rarely heavily sclerotized; spine-like setae restricted to dorsum of last 3 segments (Gullan, 1984).
Structure: Female gall fusiform, apex obtuse. Male gall tubular, apex dilated (Gullan, 1984).
Biology: Female gall occurs on stem, male gall occurs on leaf of host (Gullan, 1984).
General Remarks: The species is described and illustrated in detail by Brimblecombe (1959a) and Gullan (1984).