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Ascelis schraderi Froggatt, 1894 (Eriococcidae: Ascelis)

Ascelis schraderi Froggatt 1894: 213. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, in neighborhood of Sydney, on Eucalyptus corymbosa, by W.W. Froggatt. Syntypes, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Probable syntypic material is in BMNH and two slides were prepared from this material by Gullan in 1985. Gullan (personal communication, March 18, 1998) states that there are 3 collections of A. schraderi in the ASCT, but their collection data is poor. There is one lot that was collected in 1899 and is therefore old enough to possibly be syntypic. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female gall irregular, round, pale yellow to reddish brown. Female first instars pale yellow, flat. Adult female pale yellow, irregular, wrinkled. Male first instars are pale yellow to bright crimson (Froggatt, 1894).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Froggatt (1894).