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Kermes shastensis Ehrhorn, 1911 (Kermesidae: Kermes)

Kermes shastensis Ehrhorn 1911: 275-276. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, Siskyou County, Shasta Springs, on Quercus chrysolepis.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Three type slides in USNM.
Talla shastensis (Ehrhorn, 1911); Lindinger 1933a: 143. change of combination Notes: Morrison & Morrison, 1966 synonymized the genus Talla von Heyden with Kermes Boitard creating the combination Kermes shastensis.
Kermes branigani; Ferris 1955a: 195. misidentification (discovered by BullinKo1985, 77).

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Hodgso2020: pp.153-154 ( Adult (M) ) [Kermesidae]
Gill1993: pp.132 ( Adult (F) ) [California Kermesidae]
BaerKo1985: pp.141 ( First instar ) [First instars of Nearctic Kermes]
BullinKo1985: pp.70 ( Adult (F) ) [Nearctic species of Kermes]
BaerKo1981: pp.233 ( First instar ) [First instars of the Kermes concinnulus group]
MacGil1921: pp.196 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Kermes]

Systematics: Kermes shastensis is distinguishable by its possession of many multilocular disc pores distributed evenly and densely on the mid-dorsum (Bullington & Kosztarab, 1985). Adult male K. shastensis appears to be closest to K. qingdaonensis Hu from China. On the basis of Hu’s figure, the differences appear to be small. (Hodgson, 2020)
Structure: Bullington & Kosztarab (1985) remark that this species is noted "for its covering of white wax, which in younger specimens is fluffy and cottony, and in older specimens, hard and brittle."
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Bullington & Kosztarab (1985). Baer & Kosztarab (1985) provide description and illustration of first instar.