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Kerria pennyae Ahmad & Ramamurthy, 2013 (Tachardiidae (= Kerriidae): Kerria)

Kerria pennyae Ahmad & Ramamurthy 2013: 443. Type data: INDIA:Orissa, Sundargarh, 11/9/2010, on Schleichera oleosa, by unknown. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: New Delhi: Division of Entomology, National Pusa Collections, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India; accepted valid name

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

RajgopMoSh2021: pp.65-66 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Kerria]
TalukdDa2020: pp.10-12 ( Adult (F) ) [Kerria species]
AhmadShRa2013: pp.451-452 ( Adult (F) ) [An updated key to adult female Kerria species from India.]

Systematics: Kerria pennyae Ahmad & Ramamurthy, is similar to Kerria chamberlini Varshney in having: (i) an elongated, conical, supra-anal plate, and (ii) brachia wide, sloping down, merging with body. However, it differs in having (character states in K. chamberlini in brackets): (i) 28-32 ducts in each marginal duct cluster (33-40 ducts), (ii) distance of anterior spiracle from brachial crater 65-165 µm (0 µm) and (iii) length of pedicel subequal or greater than spine (length of pedicel shorter than spine). (Ahmad, et al., 2013)
Biology: Lac test yellow to light brown. Tests occur in aggregations; live mature females globular and yellow. Cleaned female after removal of test yellow. (Ahmad, et al., 2013)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Ahmad, et al., 2013.