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Apiomorpha munita malleensis Gullan, 1984 (Eriococcidae: Apiomorpha)

Apiomorpha munita malleensis Gullan 1984: 31. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Broken Bucket Reserve, 19 km NNW Yanac, Big Desert, on Eucalyptus dumosa, 13/02/1977. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Structure: Female gall usually four sided with 3-4 broad blade-like appendages. Male gall tubular, apex sometimes slightly dilated (Gullan, 1984).
Biology: Female galls produced on either stems or the galls of other females. Male galls grow almost exclusively on the body or appendages of the galls of females, rarely on stems and never on leaves (Gullan, 1984).
General Remarks: Original description, illustration and photographs by Gullan (1984).