Species: Exallomochlus camur Williams - Catalog

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Common name: None Field Characters: We have been unable to locate a description of the field characteristics of this species in the literature. Body usually rotund; orange. Based on morphology of slide mounted female, probably with 18 pairs of lateral filaments and without an ovisac. On stems and fruit of host.
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Validation characters: Cerarian setae tapering gradually with blunt tips, often curved; discoidal pores not peg shaped, oval; most cerarii with 3 or more conical setae; ventral multilocular pores on abdominal segments VII and VIII, sometimes on VI; some dorsal setae longer than cerarian setae; circulus present and rectangular or hour-glass shaped; translucent pores on hind coxa and tibia. Comparison: Within Exallomochlus this species is unique with cerarian setae that taper gradually, have a blunt tip, and are often curved apically. U.S. quarantine notes: We have examined specimens taken at US ports of entry from Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand on Lansium, Dyospyros, Eriobotrya, Litchi, Nephelium, Psidium, and Sandoricum. One other species of Exallomochlus other than E. camur Williams, E. hispidus, and E. philippinensis Williams has been taken at US ports i.e., E. liti Williams (Philippines on Poikilospermum and Lansium). References: Willia2004. All references mentioning: Exallomochlus camur - None
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