Valid Names Results
Allokermes branigani (King, 1914) (Kermesidae: Allokermes)Nomenclatural History
- Kermes branigani King 1914d: 100-101. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, Placer County, Sierra Nevada Mountains, near Forest Hill, at 3,500 feet, Volcano Canyon, at the Bath Mine, on Quercus chrysolepis, 22/11/1913, by E.J. Branigan & E.O. Essig. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Blacksburg: Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: USNM has three topotype specimens. Illustr.
- Kermes nigropunctatus; Ferris 1920b: 26-27. misidentification (discovered by BullinKo1985, 30). Illustr.
- Kermes nigropunctatus; Essig 1929: 276. misidentification (discovered by BullinKo1985, 30). Illustr.
- Allokermes branigani (King, 1914); Bullington & Kosztarab 1985: 30-33. change of combination Illustr.
Common Names
- Branigan's kermes BullinKo1985
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fagaceae
- Quercus chrysolepis | King1914d
- Quercus grisea | Koszta1977a
- Quercus wislizeni | BullinKo1985
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | King1914d
- Texas | Koszta1977a
Keys
- Gill1993: pp.131 ( Adult (F) ) [California Kermesidae]
- BaerKo1985: pp.141 ( First instar ) [First instars of Nearctic Allokermes]
- BaerKo1985: pp.143 ( Adult (F) ) [Second instar females of Nearctic Kermesidae]
- BullinKo1985: pp.28 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of Allokermes]
- Baer1980: pp.24 ( First instar ) [First instars of Kermes galliformis group]
- MacGil1921: pp.198 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Kermes]
Remarks
- Systematics: Bullington & Kosztarab (1985) cite some misidentifications of this species as Kermes nigropunctatus and state that the two may be synonyms.
- Structure: Adult female is globular, light cream in color with four broad transverse bands of light yellowish brown (King, 1914d).
- Biology: This species was collected at an altitude of 3,500 feet (King, 1914d).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of adult by Bullington & Kosztarab (1985). Baer & Kosztarab (1985) provide a detailed description and illustration of both first and second instars.
Illustrations
Citations
- Baer1980: taxonomy, 24
- BaerKo1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 144-150
- Balach1950c: distribution, taxonomy, 344
- BullinKo1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, iv, 28, 30-33
- CSCSH1914: distribution, host, 189
- Essig1915a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 114
- Essig1929: distribution, host, illustration, 276
- Ferris1920b: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 27
- Ferris1955a: distribution, host, taxonomy, 195
- Gill1993: distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 131, 132
- King1914d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 100-101
- MacGil1921: taxonomy, 198
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 359
- TurnerBu2004: description, distribution, economic importance, host, life history, taxonomy, 1-6
- USDAAP1977: distribution, host, 813
