Key to the post-reproductive females of Kermesidae species of Israel

1. Dorsum with a longitudinal medial depression............................................................... 2

- Dorsum without a longitudinal medial depression............................................................ 3

2. Dorsum black in colour........................................................... K. spatulatus (Plate 5, fig. d)

- Dorsum grey in colour............................................................. K. nahalali (Plate 4, fig. d)

3. Dorsum spherical................................................................... K. greeni (Plate 2, fig. e)

- Dorsum hemi-spherical................................................................................. 4

4. Dorsal derm not sclerotized...................................................... K. hermonensis (Plate 3, fig. e)

- Dorsal derm sclerotized................................................................................. 5

5. Dorsum red with transverse black lines.............................................. K. echinatus (Plate 1, fig. e)

- Dorsum brown with dark and light areas.......................................... N. balachowskii (Plate 6, fig. d)