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Apiomorpha longiloba Brimblecombe, 1959 (Eriococcidae: Apiomorpha)

Apiomorpha longiloba Brimblecombe 1959a: 160. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Barakula, on E. crebra, 10/08/1939. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Fortitude Valley:Queensland Museum, Queensland, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Gullan1984: pp.10 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females and female galls of Apiomorpha]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female is characterized by having: abdominal segment IX with ventral and dorsal lengths subequal, not fused with abdominal segment VIII; abdominal segment IX with posterior margin fused with anal lobes; body, segment IX, and anal lobes very slender; segment IX shorter than total length of remainder of abdomen; antennae apparently 2-segmented (Gullan, 1984).
Structure: Female gall solitary, green, four-sided with each corner flanged, apex depressed (Gullan, 1984).
Biology: Female galls found on twigs (Gullan, 1984).
General Remarks: A comprehensive description was given by Gullan (1984) of the adult female, female gall, and a photo of the gall. The species is also described by Brimblecombe (1959a).