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Notes: Detailed history of Armenian red (Porphyrophora hameli), Kermes Kermococcus vermilis, Polish cochineal (Margarodes polonicus), lac (Lakshadia spp.) and American cochineal (Dactylopius coccus); very extensive bibliography.