Kerriidae
(Redirected from Lac bug)
| Kerriidae | |
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| File:Paratachardina decorella from CSIRO.jpg | |
| rosette lac scale (Paratachardina decorella) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Coccoidea |
| Family: | Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Kerridae | |
Kerriidae is a family of scale insects,[2] commonly known as lac insects or lac scales, erected by Karl Lindinger in 1937.
Some members of the genera Metatachardia, Tachardiella, Austrotacharidia, Afrotachardina, Tachardina, and Kerria are raised for commercial purposes, though the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca. These insects secrete a waxy resin that is harvested and converted commercially into lac and shellac, used in various dyes, cosmetics, food glazes, wood finishing varnishes and polishes.[citation needed]
Commercilly-used species include:
- Kerria lacca – true lac scale
- Paratachardina decorella – rosette lac scale
- Paratachardina pseudolobata – lobate lac scale
Genera
[edit | edit source]The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[1] lists:
- Afrotachardina Chamberlin, 1923
- Albotachardina Zhang, 1992
- Austrotachardia Chamberlin, 1923
- Austrotachardiella Chamberlin, 1923
- Kerria Targioni-Tozzetti, 1884 - type genus
- Laccifer Oken, 1815
- Metatachardia Chamberlin, 1923
- Paratachardina Balachowsky, 1950
- Tachardia Blanchard, 1886
- Tachardiella Cockerell, 1901
- Tachardina Cockerell, 1901
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Global Biodiversity Information Facility: family Keriidae (retrieved 19 July 2025)
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External links
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- Taxonomy
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