Kingdom Animalia Order Hemiptera Superfamily Coccoidea Higher classification Scale insect | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Sternorrhyncha Scientific name Kermesidae Rank Family | |
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Similar Insect, Scale insect, True bugs, Lecanodiaspididae, Eriococcidae | ||
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.
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