Species Opisthoscelis conica Fuller, 1897
- Opisthoscelis conica Fuller, C. 1897. Some Coccidae of Western Australia. Journal of Western Australia Bureau of Agriculture 4: 1344-1346 [1346].
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
GENERAL
Most detailed description by Fuller, C. 1899. XIV. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435–473.
SYSTEMATICS
Slide-mounted adult female with: many fine, long, curved setae which are most abundant on head and posterior end of abdomen; antennae unsegmented; anterior legs absent; posterior legs very long (see Fuller, C. 1899. XIV. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435–473).
STRUCTURE
A hemispherical gall is formed on the other side of the leaf from a conical apex (Fuller, 1897b). Adult female is very convex and light brown in color (see Fuller, C. 1899. XIV. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435–473).