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Tanyscelis mollicarnuta Hardy & Gullan, 2010 (Eriococcidae: Tanyscelis)

Tanyscelis mollicarnuta Hardy & Gullan 2010: 52-54. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, 3 km WSWof Millmerran, Turallin Rd., ex gall on Eucalyptus populnea, 5/?/1995,. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Tanyscelis mollicornuta Hardy & Gullan, 2010; Giraldo et al. 2024: Dataset S4. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

HardyGu2010: pp.8-10 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult females of species of Opisthoscelis and Tanyscelis]

Systematics: Adult females are most similar to those of T. grallator. Both species have fleshy protuberances in place of eyes, however, they are much longer on T. mollicornuta, which has additional protuberances along the dorsal midline plus the submargin of the thorax. Each protuberance on the head ot T. grallator yhas the apex much more differentiated than the similar protuberances of T. mallicornuta and it seems possible that this area is light sensitive. Adult females can also be distinguished by having much longer hind legs, each with a cylindrical coxa (more conical in T. mollicornuta).
Structure: Female gall on leaves; gall a circular raised area; opening slit-like.
General Remarks: Detailed description, photograph of galls and illustration in Hardy & Gullan, 2010.

GiraldWiDo2024: behavior, distribution, host, Dataset S4
HardyGu2010: description, distribution, host, illustration, structure, taxonomy, 52-54