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Kerria lacca mysorensis (Mahdihassan, 1923) (Tachardiidae (= Kerriidae): Kerria)

Lakshadia mysorensis Mahdihassan 1923: 98. Type data: INDIA: Karnataka, Bangalore, on Shorea talura, let. S. Mahdihassan, Nov. 1922, No. 1st 9/14/23.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Varshn1976,46). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Tachardia mysorensis (Mahdihassan, 1923); Lindinger 1933b: 228. change of combination
Kerria mysorensis (Mahdihassan, 1923); Varshney 1966: 117. change of combination
Laccifer mysorensia (Mahdihassan, 1923); Ali 1970: 67. misspelling of species epithet
Kerria lacca mysorensis (Mahdihassan, 1923); Varshney 1977: 46. change in status (level)
Kerria (Kerria) lacca mysorensis (Mahdihassan, 1923); Varshney 1984b: 368. change of combination

Families: 7 | Genera: 15

Shorea roxburghii | Chambe1925JC SharmaBhSu1999 Varshn1976 | (= Shorea talura)

Countries: 1

Systematics: The original description reads: "The next darkest lac is the product of the Mysore lac insect. It is the smallest commercial lac insect in India. It is the only trivoltine insect of its kind. It is to be called Lakshadia mysorensis" (Mahdihassan, 1923).
Biology: This subspecies was reported to develop 3 generations, in 12-13 months, in South India on Shorea talura. However, the same subspecies developed 2 generations, in 12 months, in Bihar, India on Shorea talura (Varshney, 1976).
General Remarks: In the BMNH collection are deposited two slides (6 specimens) labelled "Tachardia mysorensis, Shorea talura, India, Bangalore, ex-coll. Mahdihassan"; (Jon Martin, The Natural History Museum, London, February 24, 1999, in letter to Yair Ben-Dov). Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Varshney (1976). Varshney (1976) gave a table of taxonomic characters to distinguish between Kerria (Kerria) lacca lacca, Kerria (Kerria) lacca ambigua and Kerria (Kerria) lacca mysorensis.