ABSTRACT

A new lac insect pest, Kerria destructor Talukder and Das, sp. nov. (Kerriidae) infesting the rain tree (Albizia saman), is described and illustrated based on the adult female, and a key to the known species of Kerria is provided. Recently, this species has been reported causing severe dieback on the twigs and branches leading to the death of a large number of rain trees in West Bengal, India. No previous records of such a destructive lac insect infestation on rain tree from India are known. Its invasive characters are discussed.

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摘要

一种新的紫胶害虫，Kerria destructor Talukder 和 Das，sp。年11月。(Kerriidae) 侵染雨树 ( Albizia saman )，基于成年雌性进行描述和说明，并提供了已知Kerria物种的关键。最近，据报道，该物种导致印度西孟加拉邦的树枝和树枝严重枯死，导致大量雨树死亡。以前没有关于印度雨树上这种破坏性紫胶昆虫侵染的记录。讨论了其侵入性特征。

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:67D8D166-5D7B-47A5-B867-3C9A5B049E35