Kerria yunnanensis is a species of scale insect found in China.[1][2] Eleven different species of ants are known to feed on the honeydew K. yunnanensis produces.[3]

Kerria yunnanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Kerriidae
Genus: Kerria
Species:
K. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Kerria yunnanensis
Ou & Hong, 1990

References

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  1. ^ Chen, Xiaoming; Chen, Hang; Feng, Ying; He, Rui; Yang, Zixiang (May 29, 2011). "Status of two species of lac insects in the genus Kerria from China based on morphological, cellular, and molecular evidence". Journal of Insect Science. 11 (106): 106. doi:10.1673/031.011.10601. PMC 3398440. PMID 22221325.
  2. ^ Chen, Youqing; Lu, Zhixing; Li, Qiao; Hoffmann, Benjamin D.; Zhang, Wei (June 2, 2014). "Multiple Ant Species Tending Lac Insect Kerria yunnanensis (Hemiptera: Kerriidae) Provide Asymmetric Protection against Parasitoids". PLOS ONE. 9 (6): e98975. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...998975C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098975. PMC 4041774. PMID 24887398.
  3. ^ Chen, Youqing; Wang, Siming; Lu, Zhixing. "Foraging strategies may mediate the coexistence of ant species attending Kerria yunnanensis on their host plant" (PDF). Bulletin of Insectology. 64 (2). ISSN 1721-8861. Retrieved 31 May 2022.