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Madarococcus cunicularius Hoy, 1962 (Eriococcidae: Madarococcus)

Madarococcus cunicularius Hoy 1962: 151, 154, 204. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Rangataua, Takaka Road, on Nothofagus menziesii, 08/02/1960, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides straight, apices slightly rounded, marginal setae slightly larger than other dorsal setae, 2 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
Structure: Body of adult female is rotund and convex (Hoy, 1962).
Biology: Adult females form galls on leaves of host. The galls open on the under side of leaves (Hoy, 1962). The adult female of M. cunicularius is pale yellow in colour and completely encased in its gall with an irregular abaxial opening formed by striated, finger-like projections of host tissue. (Hardy, et al. 2009) The gall is described and illustrated by Henderson and Martin (2006).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).