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Apiomorpha jucundacrispi
Gall of adult female of Apiomorpha jucundacrispi
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Apiomorpha
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A. jucundacrispi

Mills, Semple, Garland & Cook, 2016

Apiomorpha jucundacrispi is a species of scale insect that induces galls on species of Eucalyptus jucunda in Western Australia[1]. The female induces a large gall (to 3 cm) that looks like it is covered in woody moss. This wears off in older galls which then look egg-shaped with a rough surface. Males induce a small tube-like gall covered in woody projections.

Morphology

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Like females of other scale insects, those of A. jucundacrispi do not have wings.


Systematics

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Apiomorpha jucundacrispi is currently placed in the Apiomorpha hilli species group, on the basis of morphology of adult females and DNA-based phylogenies that show it is closely related to other species of Apiomorpha that induce galls on Eucalyptus subgenus Eudesmia[1].


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  1. ^ a b Mills, P.J., Semple, T.L., Garland, K.L.S. & Cook, L.G. (2016) Two recently discovered species of Apiomorpha (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) feeding on eudesmid eucalypts in Western Australia reaffirm host conservatism in this gall-inducing scale insect genus. Invertebrate Systematics, 30, 255-273.
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Category:Scale insects Category:Hemiptera Category:Hemiptera of Australia Category:Insects