Kerriidae is a family of scale insects, commonly known as lac insects or lac scales. 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]
Ben-Dov, Yair; et al. (Miller, Douglass R.; Gibson, Gary A. P.) (2006). A Systematic Catalogue of Eight Scale Insect Families (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of The World. Elsevier Science. p. 247. ISBN978-0-444-52836-0.
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kerriidae, family, scale, insects, commonly, known, insects, scales, some, members, genera, metatachardia, tachardiella, austrotacharidia, afrotachardina, tachardina, kerria, raised, commercial, purposes, though, most, commonly, cultivated, species, kerria, la. Kerriidae is a family of scale insects commonly known as lac insects or lac scales 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 Kerriidaerosette lac scale Paratachardina decorella Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder HemipteraSuborder SternorrhynchaSuperfamily CoccoideaFamily KerriidaeGeneraincluding Afrotachardina Chamberlin 1923 Austrotachardia Chamberlin 1923 Austrotachardiella Kapur 1958 Kerria Targioni Tozzetti 1884 Metatachardia Chamberlin 1923 Paratachardina Balachowsky 1950 Tachardiella Cockerell 1901 Tachardina Cockerell 1901Species include Kerria lacca true lac scale Paratachardina decorella rosette lac scale Paratachardina pseudolobata lobate lac scaleSee also EditShellac LacReferences EditBen Dov Yair et al Miller Douglass R Gibson Gary A P 2006 A Systematic Catalogue of Eight Scale Insect Families Hemiptera Coccoidea of The World Elsevier Science p 247 ISBN 978 0 444 52836 0 External links Edit Data related to Kerriidae at Wikispecies Media related to Kerriidae at Wikimedia Commons Taxonomy This article related to members of the insect superfamily Coccoidea is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerriidae amp oldid 1059154081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
