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Black-punctured kermes

Kermes nigropunctatus Ehrhorn & Cockerell, 1898

Status not recordedinsects

The black-punctured kermes (Kermes nigropunctatus) is a species in the family Kermesidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Mexico.

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Quick facts about the black-punctured kermes

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the black-punctured kermes live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The black-punctured kermes is listed for 1 country.

Mexico
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Mexico

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the black-punctured kermes endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black-punctured kermes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyKermesidae
  6. genusKermes
  7. SpeciesKermes nigropunctatus Ehrhorn & Cockerell, 1898

Synonyms Talla nigropunctatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black-punctured kermes

Other species in the same genus Kermes.

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Common questions

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Where does the black-punctured kermes live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the black-punctured kermes for 1 country: Mexico. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the black-punctured kermes?

The black-punctured kermes (Kermes nigropunctatus) belongs to the family Kermesidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-punctured kermes (Kermes nigropunctatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kermes-nigropunctatus

MLA

“Black-punctured kermes (Kermes nigropunctatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kermes-nigropunctatus.

BibTeX
@misc{kermes_nigropunctatus_2026,
  title = {Black-punctured kermes (Kermes nigropunctatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kermes-nigropunctatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}