Morphology of the first-instar nymph and adult female of Kermes echinatus Balachowsky, with a comparison to K. vermilio Planchon (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae)

By

Spodek, Malkie
Ben-Dov, Yair

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

246

Pages

11-26

Subjects

evergreen oaks , Kermesidae , Morphology , Quercus , red dye , scale insect

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.246.3766

 

Abstract

The first-instar nymph and the adult female of Kermes echinatus Balachowsky (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae) are described and illustrated. This species is compared with K. vermilio Planchon, a morphologically similar species known in the Palaeractic region.