Valid Names Results
Allokermes cueroensis (Cockerell in King, 1900) (Kermesidae: Allokermes)Nomenclatural History
- Kermes galliformis cueroensis Cockerell in King 1900a: 79. Type data: UNITED STATES: Texas, Cuero, on Quercus sp., 02/06/1898, by T.D.A. Cockerell. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (BullinKo1985,34). Type depository: Manhattan: Kansas State University Collections, Kansas, USA; accepted valid name
- Kermes cueroensis Cockerell in King, 1900; King 1903: 21. change in status (level)
- Allokermes cueroensis (Cockerell in King, 1900); Bullington & Kosztarab 1985: 33-36. change of combination Illustr.
Common Names
- live oak kermes Koszta1996
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fagaceae
- Quercus | King1900a
- Quercus alba | BullinKo1985
- Quercus virginiana | BullinKo1985
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Florida | BullinKo1985
- Georgia | BullinKo1985
- Louisiana | Koszta1996
- Michigan | Koszta1996
- Mississippi | BullinKo1985
- South Carolina | BullinKo1985
- Texas | King1900a
Keys
- Koszta1996: pp.269 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Allokermes]
- BullinKo1985: pp.30 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of Allokermes]
Remarks
- Systematics: A. cueroensis can be distinguished by pre-anal row of multilocular disc pores extending dorsally to anal ring only, median lobe of false venter without disc pores and the spinescent 8-shaped pores are broader than long with well-developed pits. (Baer & Kosztarab, 1985)
- Structure: Cockerell in King (1900a) describes the adult female as large, convex, brownish white in color, obscurely marbled with very pale gray and linear transverse brown bands.
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Bullington & Kosztarab (1985).
Illustrations
Citations
- BaerKo1985: taxonomy, 157
- Balach1950c: distribution, 344
- BullinKo1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 33-36
- Fernal1903b: distribution, host, 62
- Ferris1955a: description, distribution, host, 197
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 143
- King1900a: description, distribution, host, 79
- King1903: taxonomy, 21
- Koszta1996: description, distribution, host, illustration, 34, 269-271
- KosztaBu1987: illustration, structure, 23, 24
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 359
- Turner2004: description, economic importance, 4