Kermesidae

Spodek, Malkie & Ben-Dov, Yair, 2014, A taxonomic revision of the Kermesidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Israel, with a description of a new species, Zootaxa 3781 (1), pp. 1-99 : 8

Key to the post-reproductive females of Kermesidae species of Israel

1. Dorsum with a longitudinal medial depression............................................................... 2

- Dorsum without a longitudinal medial depression............................................................ 3

2. Dorsum black in colour........................................................... K. spatulatus ( Plate 5 , fig. d)

- Dorsum grey in colour............................................................. K. nahalali ( Plate 4 , fig. d)

3. Dorsum spherical................................................................... K. greeni ( Plate 2 , fig. e)

- Dorsum hemi-spherical................................................................................. 4

4. Dorsal derm not sclerotized...................................................... K. hermonensis ( Plate 3 , fig. e)

- Dorsal derm sclerotized................................................................................. 5

5. Dorsum red with transverse black lines.............................................. K. echinatus ( Plate 1 , fig. e)

- Dorsum brown with dark and light areas.......................................... N. balachowskii ( Plate 6 , fig. d)

Figures

PLATE 1. Kermes echinatus Balachowsky, general appearance; a. second-instar female; b. third-instar female; c. young adult female; d. gravid female; e. post-reproductive female; f. second-instar male; g. prepupa; h. pupa; i. adult male.

PLATE 2. Kermes greeni Bodenheimer, general appearance; a. second-instar female; b. third-instar female; c. young adult female; d. gravid female; e. post-reproductive female with crawlers; f. second-instar male; g. prepupa; h. pupa; i. adult male.

PLATE 3. Kermes hermonensis Spodek & Ben-Dov, general appearance; a. second-instar female; b. third-instar female; c. young adult female; d. gravid female; e. female with eggs; f. second-instar male; g. prepupa; h. pupa; i. adult male, dorsal view; j. adult male, ventral view.

PLATE 4. Kermes nahalali Bodenheimer, general appearance; a. second-instar female; b. third-instar female and male test; c. young adult female; d. post-reproductive female, dorsal view; e. post-reproductive female, lateral view; f. second-instar male; g. prepupa; h. pupa; i. adult male.

PLATE 5. Kermes spatulatus Balachowsky, general appearance; a. second-instar female; b. third-instar female; c. young adult female; d. post-reproductive female; e. post-reproductive female from Mt. Hermon; f. male test; g. second-instar male; h. prepupa; i. pupa; j. adult male.

PLATE 6. Nidularia balachowskii Bodenheimer, general appearance; a. second-instar female; b. third-instar female; c. young adult female; d. post-reproductive female; e. male test and exuviae (arrow); f. second-instar male; g. prepupa; h. pupa; i. adult male, dorsal view, j. adult male, ventral view.