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Checklist for Family Tachardiidae Green, 1896 (Lac insects)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
208
3733
19744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
146
3252
17632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTachardiidae
Green, 1896
Lac insects, Lac scales
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
4 Genera with 10 Species
Austrotachardiella Kapur, 01SpeciesTaxom
Kerria Targioni Toz..., 17821SpeciesTaxom
Paratachardina Balachowsky, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tachardiella Cockerell, 19257SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
10 Species
Austrotachardiella cornuta
Kerria (Kerria) lacca Kerr, 1782Common lac insect
Paratachardina pseudolobata Kondo & Gullan, 2007Lobate lac scale
Tachardiella cornuta Cockerell, 1894
Tachardiella fulgens Cockerell, 1895
Tachardiella glomerella Cockerell, 1905
Tachardiella larreae Chamberlin, 1923American lac insect
Tachardiella mexicana Comstock, 1882Mexican lac scale
Tachardiella pustulata Cockerell, 1895
Tachardiella texana (Chamberlin, 1925)⇒ Tachardiella mexicana Comstock, 1882


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