Species Apiomorpha tepperi Gullan, 1984
- Apiomorpha tepperi 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 [42].
- Brachyscelis ellipsoidalis Tepper, J.G.O. 1893. Descriptions of South Australian brachyscelid galls. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17: 265-280 [272] [nom. nud., see Lidgett, J. 1899. A catalogue of Australian Coccidae. Wombat 4: 37–64 (60); description by Tepper 1893 "Brachyscelis ellipsoidalis, sp. nov. On Euc. sp., Fraser Range, W.A (Elder Exploring Expedition)"; this does not constitute a valid description].
Compiled from secondary source:
Lidgett, J. 1899. A catalogue of Australian Coccidae. The Wombat 4: 37-64.
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
ID Keys
(Gullan, P.J., 1984) [10] (adult female; Adult females and adult female galls of Apiomorpha)
GENERAL
Description of adult female, female gall, and immature male gall, illustration of female, and photos of galls given 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 is produced only on stems of host plant (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 not concealed by sclerotized shield; anal lobes papillose; spine-like setae in single row on dorsum of segments II–VIII; multilocular pores absent from abdominal segment IX (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 woody, spheroidal to ellipsoidal, apex obtuse. Adult male galls not known (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).