Kermes vermilio (Planchon, 1864)
on Quercus
stages of female scales: a: post-reproductive female and larvae; b: young reproductive females, 3rd instar female larvae and two red first instar larvae (crawlers) (from Pelizzari ao)
parasite
Reproductive females on the thinner branches, globular, ± 5 mm, dark red or brown, with a fine wax cover.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Quercus aucheri, coccifera, ilex, rotundifolia, suber.
distribution within Europe
references
Gomez-Menor Ortega (1960a), Hellrigl (2004a), Japoshvili & Karaca (2002a), Kaydan, Ülgentürk & Erkiliç (2013a), Kozár, Paloukis & Papadopoulos (1991a), Mifsud, Mazzeo, Russo & Watson (2014a), Pellizzari, Porcelli, Convertini & Marotta (2012a), Pellizzari, Porcelli, Seljak & Kozár (2011a), Roberto, Diana, Russo ao (2016a), Spodek & Ben-Dov (2012a. 2014a), Stathas, Kartsonas & Skouras (2013a), Szita, Fetykó, Konczné Benedicty, ao (2017a), Ülgentürk & Dokuyucu (2019a), Wermelinger & Forster (2015a).