First Description of the Adult Male of the Gall-Like Scale Insect
Allokermes galliformis (Riley) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae).
INSECTS 2019;
10:insects10080250. [PMID:
31416241 PMCID:
PMC6723284 DOI:
10.3390/insects10080250]
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Abstract
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.
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