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Kermes nigropunctatus Ehrhorn & Cockerell in Ehrhorn, 1898 (Kermesidae: Kermes)

Nomenclatural History

• Kermes nigropunctatus Ehrhorn & Cockerell in Ehrhorn 1898a: 186. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, Los Angeles, on Quercus sp., by Mr. Craw. Syntypes, female and first instar, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: USNM has five slides of type material which includes one larva.
• Talla nigripunctata (Ehrhorn & Cockerell in Ehrhorn, 1898); Lindinger 1933a: 143. change of combination Notes: Morrison & Morrison, 1966 synonymized the genus Talla von Heyden withKermes Boitard creating the combination Kermes nigropunctatus.

Common Names

• black-punctured kermes Essig1929

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Foes:

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MacGil1921: pp.198 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Kermes]
• Cocker1900c: pp.45 ( Adult (F) ) [North American Kermes]

Remarks

• Systematics: Bullington & Kosztarab (1985) state that "judging from the species of oaks that this Kermes has been recorded from, one would suspect that it is identical to Allokermes essigi (King)."
• Structure: Adult female is ochreous with very small black specks, segmentation obscure (Ehrhorn, 1898a).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Essig (1915a).

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