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Brimblecombia rotundicauda (Brimblecombe, 1959) (Diaspididae: Brimblecombia)

Ancepaspis rotundicauda Brimblecombe 1959b: 388-389. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Moggill, on Casuarina cunninghamiana, ?/09/1943. Holotype, female, Type depository: Brisbane: Queensland Museum, Queensland, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Also in QMBA is paratype T5781. Illustr.
Brimblecombia rotundicauda (Brimblecombe, 1959); Normark, et al. 2019: 60. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Adult female globular, membranous. The pores associated with the anterior spiracles may vary from one to five. The crescentic cauda may appear to be rolled ventrally on the posterior margin. The dorsal anteriorly arched ridge on the pygidium may be semicircular, giving the cauda and ridge a round shape, or the ridge may be broadly arched, giving the cauda and ridge a semicircular shape (Brimblecombe, 1959b).
Biology: Insects single or in small groups in crevices and scars on small branches and in forks of the branchlets, accompanied by small amounts of mealy material (Brimblecombe, 1959b).