Allokermes kingii (Cockerell)

Kermes kingi Cockerell, 1898 ca.

Talla kingi Lindinger, 1933.

Hosts: Quercus borealis [rubra], velutina, coccinea, ilicifolia, imbricaria, laurifolia, phellos, sp.

Post-reproductive female. Cockerell (1898c) described the postreproductive female as: Very convex, but the sides hardly bulging; length 5, breadth 4 1/3, height about 3 1/2 millim. Colour light ochreous, of quite a bright tint, marbled with a slightly darker redder tint; the marbling is absent in the mid-dorsal line, leaving a more or less distinct longitudinal pallid band; segmentation vaguely indicated by transverse rows of small black spots; entire surface very closely beset with minute dark dots. The scale is evenly rounded dorsally, without any prominences or depressions.

Remarks. This species has been recorded from eight species of oaks, but principally from Quercus borealis [rubra] and Q. velutina. All records are from the northeastern United States, the mountains of Virginia, or Alabama and Florida. The southern records on Q. phellos and Q. laurifolia may represent another undescribed species, but appear to be indistinguishable from A. kingi morphologically

Distribution: All records are from the northeastern United States, the mountains of Virginia, or Alabama and Florida.

Allokermes kingii (Cockerell)

Kermes kingi Cockerell, 1898 ca.

Talla kingi Lindinger, 1933.

Allokermes kingi Bullington and Kosztarab, 1985.

Hosts: All records of infestation are reported from Quercus spp. except for one record on Castanopsis in California (Ferris 1955) and Junipercus sp. Allokermes kingii occur on Quercus borealis [rubra] (Michaux), Quercus coccinea (Muenchhausen), Quercus geminata (Small), Quercus ilicifolia (Wangenheimd), Quercus imbricaria (Michaux), Quercus laurifolia (Michaux), Quercus phellos (Linnaeus), Quercus rubra (Linnaeus), Quercus velutina (Lamarck), and Quercus virginiana (Miller). The primary hosts are Quercus borealis [rubra] and Quercus velutina.

Adult females are about 5 mm long, 4.3 mm wide, and about 3.5 mm high. Adult females are covered with a protective shell that is an integral part of their bodies. The secretion of wax from pores creates a very convex shell. The color is pale brownish-yellow, marbled with a slightly darker red tint, with small black spots covering the entire surface.

Distribution: Allokermes kingii is native to North America, but occurs throughout the world. It occurs in 32 states in the U.S., and is largely absent in the western states. In Florida, Allokermes kingii occurs in Alachua, Gilchrist, Hendry, Pinellas and Polk Counties (Scalenet 2004).

Allokermes kingii (Cockerell, 1898)

Kermes kingii Cockerell 1898q: 330.

Talla kingi

Hosts: Quercus coccinea, ilicifolia, imbricaria, laurifolia, petraea, phellos, rubra, velutina

Structure: Adult female very convex, light ochreous in color and marbled with a darker reddish tint (Cockerell, 1898q).

Distr: AL, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IN, MA, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA