Family ERIOCOCCIDAE
Introduction
The described Australian eriococcid fauna comprises 16 genera and 143 species; six species are unplaced to genus. The family includes some of the most bizarre of all the Coccoidea, many forming spectactular galls on endemic trees. Eriococcus coriaceus is a common pest of Eucalyptus in Australia and New Zealand (Patel 1971); E. ironsidea, the macadamia felted coccid, is an important pest of macadamia in south-eastern Queensland (Ironside 1978).
References
Ironside, D.A. 1978. The macadamia felted coccid. Queensland Agricultural Journal 104(5): xxv–xxviiii
Patel, J.D. 1971. Morphology of the Gum Tree Scale Eriococcus coriaceus Maskell (Homoptera: Eriococcidae), with notes on its life history and habits near Adelaide, South Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 10: 43–56
Williams, D.J. 1991. Superfamily Coccoidea. pp. 457–464 in, Chapter 30. Hemiptera (Bugs, leafhoppers, cicadas, aphids, scale insects etc.). pp. 429–509 in CSIRO (ed.). The Insects of Australia: a textbook for students and research workers. Carlton : Melbourne University Press Vol. 1 pp. xiii 542