Biology:Kermesidae

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Short description: Family of true bugs

Kermesidae
Nidularia balachowskii Bodenheimer young adult female - ZooKeys-254-023-g001.jpeg
Nidularia balachowskii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Coccoidea
Family: Kermesidae
Genera
  • Allokermes Bullington & Kosztarab, 1985
  • Eriokermes Miller & Miller, 1993
  • Kermes Latreille, 1798
  • Nanokermes Bullington & Kosztarab, 1985
  • Olliffiella Cockerell, 1896
  • Nidularia Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868

The Kermesidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. The type genus, Kermes, includes the kermes scale insects, from which a red dye, also called kermes (a.k.a. crimson), is obtained.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q390350 entry