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Ascelis melaleucae Fuller, 1897 (Eriococcidae: Ascelis)

Nomenclatural History

• Ascelis melaleucae Fuller 1897b: 1346. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Swan River, on Melaleuca sp. Syntypes, female, by original designation accepted valid name Notes: Whereabouts of type material unknown (Gullan, personal communication, June 10, 1996).

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Adult yellow sub-globose, body unsegmented. Gall is wider than high, same color as bark of host, apex conical. Galls have two chambers, lower is where the female sits and the upper contains several male pupae in white mealy cocoons (Fuller, 1899).
• General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Fuller (1899).

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