The Eleventh Kermes (Coccidae) From 

 CaHfornia 



GEO. B. KING 

 LAWRENCE, MASS. 



Kermes mirahUis n. sp. 



Female scale — Subglobnlar, color gray, surface dull, not shiny. 

 Diameter 7 mm. Markings consist of five transverse black bands, 

 composed of quite large round dots and fine lines. Between the 

 lines and dots the surface is pebbled and marbled with black 

 dots and specks. The entire surface is covered with minute 

 black specks. There are also some very faint reddish-brown 

 patches. 



Habitat — Mountain View, California. Sent to me as Kermes 

 galliformis by Mr. E. M. Ehrhorn in 1901. 



Host — Oak, Quercus sp. 



Relations — Allied to such species as Kermes galliformis, etc. 



