First Description of the Adult Male of the Gall-Like Scale Insect <i>Allokermes galliformis</i> (Riley) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae)

Kyle  D. Krutil; Alison  L. Hall; Whitney  S. Cranshaw; Boris  C. Kondratieff; Rachael  A. Sitz

doi:10.3390/insects10080250

Insects (Aug 2019)

First Description of the Adult Male of the Gall-Like Scale Insect <i>Allokermes galliformis</i> (Riley) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae)

Kyle D. Krutil,
Alison L. Hall,
Whitney S. Cranshaw,
Boris C. Kondratieff,
Rachael A. Sitz

Affiliations

Kyle D. Krutil: Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA
Alison L. Hall: Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA
Whitney S. Cranshaw: Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA
Boris C. Kondratieff: Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA
Rachael A. Sitz: Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10080250
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 8
p. 250

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The adult male of Allokermes galliformis (Riley, 1881) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae) is described for the first time in Colorado, United States of America. This scale insect species recently emerged as a significant pest of red oaks in Colorado through its causative role in drippy blight disease. A description and illustration of the adult male characterize its key external morphological characteristics.

Published in Insects

ISSN: 2075-4450 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/insects/

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