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Araucaricoccus queenslandicus Brimblecombe, 1960 (Steingeliidae: Araucaricoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Araucaricoccus queenslandicus Brimblecombe 1960: 183. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Yarraman, on Araucaria cunninghamii, September 1936, D. Don.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Brisbane: Queensland Museum, Queensland, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Araucaricoccus queenslandicus; Gullan & Coook 2007: 417. subsequent use Notes: Species transferred to Steingeliidae.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Slide-mounted female up to 22 mm long, 9 mm wide (Brimblecombe, 1960).
• Biology: This insect induces the formation of large (up to 2-3 cmm in diameter), fleshy galls on young branches and twigs of Araucaria cunninghamii, in Queensland, Australia; males not observed (Brimblecombe, 1960).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Brimblecombe (1960).

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