Valid Names Results
Allokermes kosztarabi (Baer, 1980) (Kermesidae: Allokermes)Nomenclatural History
- Kermes kosztarabi Baer 1980: 20-25. Type data: UNITED STATES: Georgia, Tifton, on Quercus nigra, 22/11/1899, by W.M. Scott & A.L. Quaintance. Holotype, larva, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Allokermes kosztarabi (Baer, 1980); Bullington & Kosztarab 1985: 63. change of combination
Common Names
- Kosztarab's gall-like coccoid Baer1980
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fagaceae
- Quercus | BaerKo1985
- Quercus laurifolia | BaerKo1985
- Quercus myrtifolia | BaerKo1985
- Quercus nigra | Baer1980
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Alabama | BaerKo1985
- Florida | BaerKo1985
- Georgia | Baer1980
- Louisiana | BaerKo1985
- South Carolina | BaerKo1985
Keys
- BaerKo1985: pp.140 ( First instar ) [First instars of Nearctic Allokermes]
- Baer1980: pp.24 ( First instar ) [First instars of Kermes galliformis group]
Remarks
- Systematics: This species was described solely from a first instar. Bullington & Kosztarab (1985) did not describe the adult female because they were unable to separate it from Kermes galliformis.
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of first instar by Baer (1980).
Illustrations
Citations
- Baer1980: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 20-25
- BaerKo1981: taxonomy, 227
- BaerKo1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 170-172
- BullinKo1985: taxonomy, 63
- Hamon1980f: distribution, host, 39
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 359
