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Apiomorpha Dipsaciformis
''Apiomorpha'' is a genus of scale insect that induces galls on species of ''Eucalyptus''. Galls are initiated by first-instar nymphs (crawlers) on new plant growth and, when mature, the galls exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. Those induced by females are among the largest and most spectacular of arthropod-induced galls whereas those of males are small and most are tubular.Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus ''Apiomorpha'' Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser. 97:1-203. doi:10.1071/AJZS097 ''Apiomorpha'' is known only from Australia and New Guinea although its host, ''Eucalyptus'', has a wider distribution into Indonesia as well. ''Apiomorpha'' is currently classified in the Eriococcidae, but this family is not monophyletic. Morphology Like other scale insects, ''Apiomorpha'' is highly sexually dimorphic. Adult females are wingless, have very small (or no) eyes, and their legs are short and stubby. A female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scale Insect
Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the superfamily Coccoidea due to taxonomic uncertainties. Adult females typically have soft bodies and no limbs, and are concealed underneath domed scales, extruding quantities of wax for protection. Some species are hermaphroditic, with a combined ovotestis instead of separate ovaries and testes. Males, in the species where they occur, have legs and sometimes wings, and resemble small flies. Scale insects are herbivores, piercing plant tissues with their mouthparts and remaining in one place, feeding on sap. The excess fluid they imbibe is secreted as Honeydew (secretion), honeydew on which sooty mold tends to grow. The insects often have a Mutualism (biology), mutualistic relationship with ants, which feed on the honeydew and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apiomorpha Cucurbita
''Apiomorpha'' is a genus of scale insect that induces galls on species of ''Eucalyptus''. Galls are initiated by first-instar nymphs (crawlers) on new plant growth and, when mature, the galls exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. Those induced by females are among the largest and most spectacular of arthropod-induced galls whereas those of males are small and most are tubular.Gullan, P.J. 1984. A revision of the gall-forming coccoid genus ''Apiomorpha'' Rübsaamen (Homoptera: Eriococcidae: Apiomorphinae). Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser. 97:1-203. doi:10.1071/AJZS097 ''Apiomorpha'' is known only from Australia and New Guinea although its host, ''Eucalyptus'', has a wider distribution into Indonesia as well. ''Apiomorpha'' is currently classified in the Eriococcidae, but this family is not monophyletic. Morphology Like other scale insects, ''Apiomorpha'' is highly sexually dimorphic. Adult females are wingless, have very small (or no) eyes, and their legs are short and stubby. A female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
