Kerria (insect)
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''Kerria'' is a genus of
scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...
of the family
Kerriidae ''Kerriidae'' is a family of Coccoidea, scale insects, commonly known as lac insects or lac scales. Some members of the genera ''Metatachardia'', ''Tachardiella'', ''Austrotacharidia'', ''Afrotachardina'', ''Tachardina'', and ''Kerria'' are raise ...
. The species are found throughout
southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
, India and southern China.Abstract in English


Species list

Subgenus '' Kerria (Chamberliniella)'' * * * * Subgenus '' Kerria (Kerria)'' * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


References

Hemiptera of Asia Kerriidae {{Coccoidea-stub