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Apiomorpha gullanae Cook, 2003 (Eriococcidae: Apiomorpha)

Nomenclatural History

• Apiomorpha gullanae Cook 2003: 327-333. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, 2 km. SW of Dunmore State Forest Station (27º35'S, 151º05'E, on Eucalyptus sideroxylon, 5/2/1995, by L.G. Cook. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Additional material from the hologype specimen includes frozen gut tissue and genomic DNA stored in the School of Botany and Zoology at The Australian National University.

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Remarks

• Systematics: The bilobed anal lobes of the adult female of Apiomorpha gullanae readily distinguish it from other species of Apiomorpha, which all possess a pair of sclerotised long single-lobed anal lobes. The medial lobe is much shorter than the lateral lobe; a cluster of robust spines with fanned bases occur medially on the dorsum of the thorax and abdominal segments I-VII; middle and hind legs of approximately the same length; a curvilinearly tapered body. Galls of females resemble those of the A. pharetrata species group, are cigar-shaped, up to 13 mm long and 3 mm wide, and occur only on leaves. Crawlers have simple pores; a feature found only in crawlers of the A. pharetrata. Otherwise, the adult females and crawlers do not closely resemble those of the A. pharetrata.
• Structure: Adult female: Abdomen curvilinealy tapered to anal lobes; Eyes conspicuous, anterio-lateral to forelegs. Anal lobes moderately sclerotized, comprising a pair of medial lobes and a pair of lateral lobes. Lateral lobes taper near apex and terminate in 2 subequal spines. First-instar nymph: Body discoidal, yellow with darker horizontal patches in life.
• Biology: Reporduction in A. gullanae is probably parthnogenetic, and it may represent the first known occurrence of asexual reproduction in Apiomorpha.
• General Remarks: Detailed description, illustration and photographs in Cook (2003).

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