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Checklist for Family Tachardiidae Green, 1896 (Lac insects)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTachardiidae
Green, 1896
Lac insects, Lac scales
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 4 Species
Kerria Targioni Toz..., 17822SpeciesTaxom
Metatachardia Chamberlin, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paratachardina Balachowsky, 19461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
4 Species
Kerria (Kerria) albizziae Green, 1911
Kerria (Kerria) lacca Kerr, 1782Common lac insect
Metatachardia conchiferata Green, 1922
Paratachardina lobata Mahdihassan, 1946


Links, sources and further information
Tachardiidae at gbif.org
Tachardiidae at irmng.org
Tachardiidae at itis.gov