Species Eriococcus gibbus Hoy, 1959
- Eriococcus gibbus Hoy, J.M. 1959. Species of Eriococcus Targ. (Homoptera, Coccoidea) associated with the genus Leptospermum Forst. in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 1-34 [14].
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
ID Keys
(Hoy, J.M., 1959) [23] (adult female; species of Eriococcus which infest Leptospermum spp.)
GENERAL
Most detailed description and illustration by Hoy, J.M. 1959. Species of Eriococcus Targ. (Homoptera, Coccoidea) associated with the genus Leptospermum Forst. in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 1–34.
BIOLOGY
Female occupies crevices in the bark on the larger stems of the host plant. There is no indication of a true ovisac (see Hoy, J.M. 1959. Species of Eriococcus Targ. (Homoptera, Coccoidea) associated with the genus Leptospermum Forst. in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 1–34).
SYSTEMATICS
Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae cylindrical posteriorly, conical anteriorly, apices broadly or narrowly rounded, scattered over dorsal surface except in submarginal and marginal areas where enlarged setae are absent; anal lobes each with 4 enlarged setae; microtubular ducts with bifurcate orifice (see Hoy, J.M. 1959. Species of Eriococcus Targ. (Homoptera, Coccoidea) associated with the genus Leptospermum Forst. in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 1–34).
STRUCTURE
Females are surrounded by small quantities of white wax (see Hoy, J.M. 1959. Species of Eriococcus Targ. (Homoptera, Coccoidea) associated with the genus Leptospermum Forst. in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 1–34).