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Eriococcidae
Eriococcidae is a family of scale insects in the order Hemiptera. They are commonly known as felt scales or eriococcids. As of 2023, there are 109 genera and 681 species. Each species is usually specific to a different plant host, or closely related group of hosts. Recent research using ribosomal DNA has shown that the family Eriococcidae is not a single Monophyly, monophyletic group but is an aggregation of several different groups. Some species that appear morphologically similar seem to be only distantly related while dissimilar species are sometimes more closely related. The type genus ''Eriococcus (bug), Eriococcus'' has been shown to be Polyphyly, polyphyletic. Description Adult females of many felt scales produce a white, yellowish or gray membranous capsule or ovisac that encloses the pyriform (pear-shaped) body. The body itself varies in colour and may be pink, red or purple, green or brown. The posterior end of the sac has a small opening that allows newly hatched Nymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apiomorpha Conica
''Apiomorpha'' is a genus of scale insect that induces galls on species of ''Eucalyptus''. Galls are initiated by first-instar Nymph (biology), 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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apiomorpha
''Apiomorpha'' is a genus of scale insect that induces galls Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or wart ... on species of ''Eucalyptus''. Galls are initiated by first-instar Nymph (biology), 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'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callococcus Pulchellus
''Callococcus'' is a genus of Australian scale insect that feeds on species of ''Leptospermum'', '' Hypocalymma'', ''Kunzea'' and some other members of the tribes Chamelaucieae and LeptospermeaeGullan P.J., Miller D.R. & Cook L.G. (2005). Gall-inducing scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea). In: Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Gall-Inducing Arthropods (eds. Raman A, Schaefer CW & Withers TM). Science Publishers New Hampshire, pp. 159-229. in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. ''Callococcus leptospermi'' induces stem-swelling galls on some species of ''Leptospermum'', and it is considered to be a potential biological control agent of ''Leptospermum laevigatum'' in South Africa. The other described species of ''Callococcus'' do not induce galls. Morphology As for most scale insects, the taxonomy of ''Callococcus'' is based on the morphology of the adult female. Like adult females of other scale insects, those of ''Callococcus'' have no wings. They also have no le ... [...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] |
Callococcus
''Callococcus'' is a genus of Australian scale insect that feeds on species of ''Leptospermum'', '' Hypocalymma'', ''Kunzea'' and some other members of the tribes Chamelaucieae and LeptospermeaeGullan P.J., Miller D.R. & Cook L.G. (2005). Gall-inducing scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea). In: Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Gall-Inducing Arthropods (eds. Raman A, Schaefer CW & Withers TM). Science Publishers New Hampshire, pp. 159-229. in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. ''Callococcus leptospermi'' induces stem-swelling galls on some species of ''Leptospermum'', and it is considered to be a potential biological control agent of ''Leptospermum laevigatum'' in South Africa. The other described species of ''Callococcus'' do not induce galls. Morphology As for most scale insects, the taxonomy of ''Callococcus'' is based on the morphology of the adult female. Like adult females of other scale insects, those of ''Callococcus'' have no wings. They also have no le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriococcus (bug)
''Eriococcus'' is the type genus of scale insects in the family Eriococcidae, erected by Targioni-Tozzetti in 1868.Targioni-Tozzetti (1868) ''Introduzione alla seconda memoria per gli studi sulle cocciniglie, e catalogo dei generi e delle specie della famiglia dei Coccidi'' (privately published): 726 Species records have a world-wide distribution, but this genus name is known to be polyphyletic, so species placement is subject to change. Species As of May 2024, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:2081204 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Eriococcus'' Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868 (retrieved 14 May 2024) # '' Eriococcus abaii'' # '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthococcus (bug)
''Acanthococcus'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Eriococcidae. The species of this genus are found in Southern America. Species: *''Acanthococcus aceris Acanthococcus may refer to: * ''Acanthococcus'' (bug), a genus of true bugs in the family Eriococcidae * ''Acanthococcus'' (alga), a genus of red algae in the family Cystocloniaceae {{Genus disambiguation ...'' *'' Acanthococcus adenostomae'' *'' Acanthococcus diversispinus'' *'' Acanthococcus gracielae'' *'' Acanthococcus haywardi'' *'' Acanthococcus podhalensis'' *'' Acanthococcus punctatae'' *'' Acanthococcus riojensis'' *'' Acanthococcus siambonensis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21345006 Hemiptera of South America Eriococcidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriococcus Coriaceus
''Eriococcus coriaceus'' is a scale insect of the genus '' Eriococcus''. Its common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...s include blue gum scale, gum-tree scale and common gum scale. References Eriococcidae Hemiptera of Australia {{coccoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
