Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia | Browse at kingdom-level |
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| Order | Hemiptera | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Kerriidae; Tachardiidae | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Kerria | Browse at genus-level |
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| Species | Kerria lacca Kerr | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
No alternative names for this entry in the database.
Common names
| Common name | Language |
|---|---|
| Indian lac insect | English |
| Laque d'Inde | French |
| Lackshildlaus | German |
| Laca | Spanish |
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | No chromosome pair counts stored. | |
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| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
No known subspecies for this entry in the database.
Distribution
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Macromorphology
No macroscopic morphology entries for this entry in the database.Chemicals
No compound entries for this entry in the database.
Images
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Color swatches
No dyeing results for this entry in the database.
References
- A. Ahmad, R. Ramani, K. Sharma, A. Vidyarthi, and V. Ramamurthy, "Distinction of Indian commercial lac insect lines of Kerria spp. (Homoptera: Coccoidea) based on their morphometrics.," Journal of Insect Science , vol. 14 , pp. 263 , DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu125 .
- S. Ranjan, C. Mallick, D. Saha, A. Vidyarthi, and R. Ramani, "Genetic variation among species, races, forms and inbred lines of lac insects belonging to the genus Kerria (Homoptera, Tachardiidae).," Genetics and Molecular Biology, , vol. 34 , no. 3 , pp. 511–519 , DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572011000300023 .
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