Kermesidae

Kermesidae
	Nidularia balachowskii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily:	Coccoidea
Family:	Kermesidae
Genera
	Allokermes Bullington & Kosztarab, 1985; Eriokermes Miller & Miller, 1993; Kermes Latreille, 1798; Nanokermes Bullington & Kosztarab, 1985; Olliffiella Cockerell, 1896; Nidularia Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868;

The Kermesidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. The type genus, Kermes, includes the kermes scale insects, from which a red dye, also called kermes (a.k.a. crimson), is obtained.