Morphology of the first-instar nymph and adult female of Kermes echinatus Balachowsky, with a comparison to K. vermilio Planchon (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae)
The first-instar nymph and the adult female of Kermes echinatus Balachowsky (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae) are described and illustrated. This species is compared with K. vermilio Planchon, a morphologically similar species known in the Palaeractic region.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2012-11-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3409 |
| Summary: | The first-instar nymph and the adult female of Kermes echinatus Balachowsky (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae) are described and illustrated. This species is compared with K. vermilio Planchon, a morphologically similar species known in the Palaeractic region. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |