Species Apiomorpha dipsaciformis (Froggatt, 1895)
- Brachyscelis dipsaciformis Froggatt, W.W. 1895. Notes on the sub-family Brachyscelinae with descriptions of new species. Part IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 201-205 [202].
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
ID Keys
(Gullan, P.J., 1984) [10] (adult female; Adult females and female galls of Apiomorpha)
GENERAL
Adult female, female gall, and male gall described by Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203.
BIOLOGY
Female gall occurring on stem, male gall occurring in irregular clusters attached to stem or leaf (see Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203).
SYSTEMATICS
Slide-mounted adult female is characterized by having: abdominal segment IX longer ventrally than dorsally; abdomen attenuate not curvilinearly tapered to base of anal lobes; anal ring partially concealed by sclerotized shield; spine-like setae present or absent on segment IX; body 1.2–1.7 times as long as wide; antennae 4- or 5-segmented (see Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203).
STRUCTURE
Female gall ellipsoidal, surface covered with erect, narrow, attenuate bracts, apex forming cone or pyramid. Male gall irregularly tubular, apex not dilated (see Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 97: 1–203).
General References
Froggatt, W.W. 1898. The growth of vegetable galls. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 9: 385-391, 488-499 [493] (Brachycelis depsaciformis: misspelling of species name)