title: Three new species of Kerria (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Tachardiidae) from India.
abstract: Three new species of Kerria Targioni-Tozzetti from India, namely Kerria pennyae Ahmad & Ramamurthy sp. nov. on Schleichera oleosa from Orissa, Kerria dubeyi Ahmad & Ramamurthy sp. nov. on Ficus bengalensis from Bangalore and Kerria varshneyi Ahmad & Ramamurthy sp. nov. on Ziziphus mauritiana from Punjab are described and illustrated, and a key is provided to species of Kerria known from India.
authors.affiliation: Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India; Email: a.ayashaa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ayashaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India; Email: vvr_ento@iari.res.in.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ramamurthy
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi 834010, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi 834010, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohanasundaram
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Vidyarthi
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi 834010, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramani
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D007194:India; D008297:Male