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Apiomorpha macqueeni Froggatt, 1929 (Eriococcidae: Apiomorpha)

Apiomorpha sp. 1 Rübsaamen 1894: 221. unavailable name that is placed (discovered by Houard1923, 606). Notes: Apiomorpha species 1 was described by Rübsaamen (1894) but without a species epithet. Illustr.
Apiomorpha macqueeni Froggatt 1929: 375. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Millimerran, on Eucalyptus pilligaensis. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: The syntype series including 4 adult females is in ANIC; 1 slide is labelled holotype but must be considered a syntype since no mention of a type occurs in the original description. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted 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, segment IX, and anal lobes very slender; segment IX as long as or longer than total length of remainder of abdomen; each anal lobe with a subapical spine-like seta (Gullan, 1984).
Structure: Female gall variable in form, fusiform to obconical, apex distinctly truncate. Male galls are small cylindrical tubes (Gullan, 1984).
Biology: Female galls are produced on stems of host plant. Male galls are produced on leaves (Gullan, 1984).
General Remarks: Detailed description by (Gullan, 1984). Photographs of male and female galls are provided.