title: A taxonomic revision of the Kermesidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Israel, with a description of a new species.
abstract: A taxonomic revision is presented of the six Kermesidae species from Israel, namely, Kermes echinatus Balachowsky, K. greeni Bodenheimer, K. nahalali Bodenheimer, K. spatulatus Balachowsky, Nidularia balachowskii Bodenheimer, and K. hermonensis Spodek & Ben-Dov sp. n. Kermes bytinskii Sternlicht, syn. n. is established as a junior synonym of K. nahalali Bodenheimer and a lectotype for K. nahalali is designated. This study includes descriptions, redescriptions and illustrations of the adult female, adult male and all developmental stages for these six species. Keys are provided to distinguish between instars, adult females, adult males and immature stages for all species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. Department of Entomology, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, POB 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel; Email: malkiespodek@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Malkie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spodek
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Yair
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben-Dov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification