Systematic review of the Australian 'bush coconut' genus Cystococcus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) uncovers a new species from Queensland
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Semple, Thomas L.; Gullan, Penny J; Hodgson, C J; Hardy, Nate B.; Cook, Lyn
Description
Australia houses some unusual biota (insects included), much of which is undescribed. Cystococcus Fuller (Hemiptera:Sternorrhyncha:Coccoidea:Eriococcidae) currently comprises two species, both of which induce galls exclusively on bloodwoods (Myrtaceae: Corymbia Hill & Johnson). These insects display sexual dichronism, whereby females give birth first to sons and then to daughters. Wingless first-instar females cling to their winged adult brothers and are carried out of the maternal gall when...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2015 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/67485 |
Source: | Invertebrate Systematics |
DOI: | 10.1071/IS14061 |
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