PLATE 2. Kermes vermilio Planchon 1864 in Description of nymphal instars and adult female of Kermes vermilio Planchon (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Kermesidae), with a synopsis of the European and Mediterranean species

PLATE 2. Kermes vermilio Planchon 1864, microscopic details of adult female: a) large black arrow: marginal spines; small black arrow: dorsal spine; white arrow: tubular ducts b) foreground: adult female ventral dermal crenules background: tubular ducts; c) multilocular-disc pores; inset: one enlarged multilocular disc-pore; d) arrow: marginal band of tubular ducts in a postreproductive female; e) dorsal bilocular pore; arrows: imprint of coiled wax threads; f) multilocular-disc pore; g) orifice of tubular duct; arrow: imprint of coiled wax threads. Pictures a, b & c: phase-contrast of stained mounted specimens; d, e, f, g: SEM of uncoated specimen in charge-reduction mode.