Classification:

Genus: Tegopalpus

Species: Tegopalpus conicus

 
Holotype:

Tegopalpus conicus Womersley, 1940: 242; Avalon Beach, New South Wales, Australia, ex Casuarina sp. (Casuarinaceae).

 
Type Depository:
South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
 
Distribution:
AUSTRALIA — NEW SOUTH WALES: Beard et al. (2014); Womersley (1940); QUEENSLAND: Beard et al. (2014);
 
Hosts / Substrates:
CASUARINACEAE: Casuarina glauca Sieber ex Spreng. — Beard et al. (2014)Casuarina sp. — Womersley (1940);
 
 
Notes:
- According to Smiley et al. (1996), T. conicus was briefly described as “probably female” (Womersley, 1940); however, a comparison of Womersley’s drawings with those of Smiley et al. (1996) clearly shows that original description was of a male.;
 

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