- Source: Kerriidae
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.
Species include:
Kerria lacca – true lac scale
Paratachardina decorella – rosette lac scale
Paratachardina pseudolobata – lobate lac scale
See also
Shellac
Lac (resin)
References
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. ISBN 978-0-444-52836-0.
External links
Data related to Kerriidae at Wikispecies
Media related to Kerriidae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxonomy
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Serangga sisik
- Kerriidae
- Kerria lacca
- Sternorrhyncha
- Scale insect
- Paratachardina decorella
- Cicada
- Leafhopper
- Shellac
- Aphid
- Hemiptera
