A new trivoltine species of Kerria Targioni-Tozzetti (Homoptera : Tachardiidae) on Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken from eastern India

Authors
Mishra, YD Sushil, SN
Citation
Yd. Mishra et Sn. Sushil, A new trivoltine species of Kerria Targioni-Tozzetti (Homoptera : Tachardiidae) on Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken from eastern India, ORIENT INS, 34, 2000, pp. 215-220
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ORIENTAL INSECTS
ISSN journal
00305316 → ACNP
Volume
34
Year of publication
2000
Pages
215 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-5316(2000)34:<215:ANTSOK>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A new trivoltine lac insect species, Kerria sharda, sp. nov. (Homoptera: Ta chardiidae) infesting Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken is reported from east ern ghat region of Orissa, India. It differs from the closest species K. al bizzae (Green), by having marginal ducts numbering 24-30 in each of 6 clust ers, subequal branchial and supra-anal plates and 3-4 segmented antennae, a s against 10-15 marginal ducts, branchial plate longer than supra anal plat e and 2 segmented antennae of albizzae.