Valid Names Results

Kerria lacca ambigua (Misra, 1930) (Kerriidae: Kerria)

Laccifer ambigua Misra 1930: 163. Type data: INDIA: Uttar Pradesh, Guna, Jhansi, on "Jheolia" [a botanical or vernacular name of unknown plant (Kapur, 1958)].. Syntypes, female and first instar, accepted valid name Notes: Varshney (1976: 30) reported that no type material of the species described by Misra, was found at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, where Dr. A.B. Misra has been working. Illustr.
Tachardia ambigua (Misra, 1930); Lindinger 1933b: 228. change of combination
Kerria ambigua (Misra, 1930); Varshney 1966: 177. change of combination
Kerria lacca ambigua (Misra, 1930); Varshney 1977: 43. change of combination
Kerria (Kerria) lacca ambigua (Misra, 1930); Varshney 1984b: 368. change of combination

Countries: 1

Biology: Misra (1930) reported this species from "Jheolia", a vernacular name that was not verified by Kapur (1958) and by Varshney (1976).
General Remarks: Takahashi (1949) regarded this species as a form or subspecies of Kerria lacca. Varshney (1976) gave a table of taxonomic characters to distinguish between Kerria (Kerria) lacca lacca, Kerria (Kerria) lacca ambigua and Kerria (Kerria) lacca mysorensis.