Kermesidae

Taxobox | name = Kermesidae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hemiptera
suborder= Homoptera
superfamilia = Coccoidea
familia = Kermesidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
* "Allokermes" Bullington & Kosztarab, 1985
* "Eriokermes" Miller & Miller, 1993
* "Kermes" Latreille, 1798
* "Nanokermes" Bullington & Kosztarab, 1985
* "Olliffiella" Cockerell, 1896
* "Nidularia" Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868

The Kermesidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. The typical genus, "Kermes", includes the kermes scale insects, from which a red dye, also called "kermes" (a.k.a. crimson), is obtained.

External Links

* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/scales/kermes_scale.htm "Allokermes kingii", northern red-oak kermes, kermes scale] on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site