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Frenchia banksiae Lambdin & Kosztarab, 1981 (Asterolecaniidae: Frenchia)

Nomenclatural History

• Frenchia banksiae Lambdin & Kosztarab 1981: 109. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, near Bairnsdale, from leaf galls of Banksia serrata.. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• XuNiWu2022: pp.410 ( Adult (F) ) [Asterolecaniidae that induce galls]

Remarks

• Biology: The type material of Frenchia banksiae was taken from leaf galls on Banksia serrata; the gall has tufts of modified leaf hairs on both leaf surfaces (Lambdin & Kosztarab, 1981). Males apparently do not form galls (Gullan et al, 2004).
• General Remarks: First-instar female nymph described and illustrated by Lambdin & Kosztarab (1981). Second-instar female nymph described and illustrated by Lambdin & Kosztarab (1981).

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