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Apiomorpha
''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 ...
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