Species Apiomorpha withersi Froggatt, 1931
- Apiomorpha withersi Froggatt, W.W. 1931. A classification of the gall-making coccids of the genus Apiomorpha. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 56: 431-454 [434].
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
ID Keys
(Gullan, P.J., 1984) [10] (adult female; Adult females and female galls of Apiomorpha)
GENERAL
A detailed description of the adult female plus descriptions of the male and female gall are 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; a photograph of the gall also is presented.
BIOLOGY
Female gall is produced on stems and male gall is produced on both leaf surfaces (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 medial cluster, often with well-defined posteromarginal row on dorsum of segments II–VIII; dorsal spine-like setae not forming mediolongitudinal band on thorax and abdomen (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 ovoid, apex rounded or slightly truncate. Male galls tubular, apex dilated, squat (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).