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Checklist for Family Tachardiidae Green, 1896 (Lac insects)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
87
546
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
68
456
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTachardiidae
Green, 1896
Lac insects, Lac scales
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
2 Genera with 3 Species
Afrotachardina Chamberlin, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Paratachardina Balachowsky, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
3 Species
Afrotachardina brachysetosa Chamberlin, 1923Buttressed threetooth
Afrotachardina longisetosa Newstead, 1911
Paratachardina decorella Maskell, 1893Native Cochineal


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