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| Species: | A. jucundacrispi Mills, Semple, Garland & Cook, 2016
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Apiomorpha jucundacrispi is a species of scale insect that induces galls on species of Eucalyptus jucunda in Western Australia[1]. The female induces a large gall (to 3 cm) that looks like it is covered in woody moss. This wears off in older galls which then look egg-shaped with a rough surface. Males induce a small tube-like gall covered in woody projections.
Morphology
editLike females of other scale insects, those of A. jucundacrispi do not have wings.
Systematics
editApiomorpha jucundacrispi is currently placed in the Apiomorpha hilli species group, on the basis of morphology of adult females and DNA-based phylogenies that show it is closely related to other species of Apiomorpha that induce galls on Eucalyptus subgenus Eudesmia[1].
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editCategory:Scale insects Category:Hemiptera Category:Hemiptera of Australia Category:Insects