Valid Names Results
Kermes castaneae Shi & Liu in Liu & Shi, 1993 (Kermesidae: Kermes)Nomenclatural History
- Kermes castaneae Shi & Liu in Liu & Shi 1993a: 420-421. Type data: CHINA: on Castanea sp. Holotype, female, Type depository: Shandong: Department of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Province, China; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fagaceae
- Castanea | LiuSh1993a
Foes:
Families: 8 | Genera: 14
- Anthribidae
- Anthribus kuwanai | Shen1998
- Coccinellidae
- Chilocorus renipustulatus | Shen1998 | (= Chilocorus kuwanae)
- Chilocorus rubidus | Shen1998
- Exochomus mongol | Shen1998
- Harmonia axyridis | Shen1998
- Harmonia obscurosignata | Shen1998
- Davidiellaceae
- Cladosporium cladosporioides | Shen1998
- Encyrtidae
- Blastothrix | Shen1998
- Blastothrix chinensis | Shen1998
- Microterys | Shen1998
- Microterys kuwanai | Shen1998
- Psilophrys | Shen1998
- Psilophrys tenuicornis | Shen1998
- Eulophidae
- Eupelmidae
- Eupelmus urozonus | Shen1998
- Inocelliidae
- Inocellia crassicornis | Shen1998
- Pteromalidae
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- China | LiuSh1993a
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female with pre-anal row with densely distributed multilocular pores extending along lateral band of tubular ducts and narrowing, randomly on the anterior part of the body, conical dorsal marginal setae being 28-32 pairs. First instar, with each anterior spiracle with 6-9 quinquelocular pores and one larger setae (Liu & Shi, 1993a).
- General Remarks: Original description and illustration by Liu & Shi (1993a).
Illustrations
Citations
- LiuSh1993a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 419-420
- Shen1998: biological control, distribution, 14-16
