Valid Names Results

Kermes perryi King, 1900 (Kermesidae: Kermes)

Nomenclatural History

Kermes perryi King 1900a: 81. Type data: UNITED STATES: Massachusetts, Lawrence, on Quercus ilicifolia, 28/07/1898. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: We have been unable to locate type material of this species.
Talla perryi (King, 1900); Lindinger 1933a: 143. change of combination Notes: Morrison, 1966 synonymized the genus Talla von Heyden with Kermes Boitard creating the combination Kermes perryi.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Fagaceae

Quercus ilicifolia | King1900a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

Massachusetts | King1900a

Keys

Britto1923: pp.350 ( Adult (F) ) [Kermes species]
MacGil1921: pp.196 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Kermes]

Remarks

Structure: Scale is globular, small and dark gray in color. Female larva is dark yellow, oval and broader in front than behind. This is the smallest of the American Kermes (King, 1900a).
Biology: Adult female occurs on the twigs in clusters (King, 1900a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by King (1900a).

Illustrations

Citations

BaerKo1985: taxonomy, 157
Balach1950c: distribution, 344
Britto1923: description, distribution, taxonomy, 350, 351
BullinKo1977a: taxonomy, 61
BullinKo1985: description, distribution, host, 114
DoaneVaCh1936: distribution, 383
Fernal1903b: distribution, host, taxonomy, 64
Ferris1955a: description, distribution, host, 201
Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 152
King1900a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 81, 82
King1902b: distribution, host, 60
Lindin1933a: taxonomy, 143
MacGil1921: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 196
PooleGe1997: distribution, 359