Kerriidae

Kerriidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamilia: Coccoidea

Familia: Kerriidae
Genera (11): Afrotachardina – Albotachardina – Austrotachardia – Austrotachardiella – Kerria – Metatachardia – Neotachardiella – Paratachardina – Tachardia – Tachardiella – Tachardina

[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2019 Annual Checklist - complete genera list and Kondo et al., 2025]

Name

Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937

Synonyms

  • Tachardiidae Green, 1896

References

Additional references

  • Kondo, T.; Gullan, P.J. 2007: Taxonomic review of the lac insect genus Paratachardina Balachowsky (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kerriidae), with a revised key to genera of Kerriidae and description of two new species. Zootaxa, 1617: 1–41. PDF.
  • Kondo, T. & P.J. Gullan, 2011: Taxonomic review of the genus Tachardiella Cockerell (Hemiptera: Kerriidae), with a key to species of lac insects recorded from the new world. Neotropical Entomology 40 (3): 345–367. Full article: .
  • Kondo, T., da Silva, V.C.P., Júnior, A.L.M., Takahashi , S.M. & Peronti, A.L.B.G. 2025. Redescription of Tachardiella ourinhensis Hempel, 1937 (Hemiptera: Kerriidae) and its transfer to Neotachardiella gen. nov., with descriptions of two new species of Neotachardiella on Myrtaceae from Brazil and Uruguay. Zootaxa 5588(2): 269–286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.4 Paywall Reference page. 
  • Miller, D. & Y. Ben-Dov, 2005: ScaleNet.
  • Zhang, Z.-S., 1992: A new species of Metatachardia (Chamberlin) from Yunnan, China (Homoptera: Tachardiidae). Oriental Insects 26 (1): 383–385. Abstract: DOI: 10.1080/00305316.1992.10432258.
  • Zhang, Z.-S., 1992: Description of a new genus and two new species of Lac insects (Homoptera: Tachardiidae). Oriental Insects 26 (1): 386–390. Abstract: DOI: 10.1080/00305316.1992.10432259.

Vernacular names

English: lac insects
日本語: ラックカイガラムシ科


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