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Kerria nepalensis is now Kerria (Kerria) nepalensis Varshney, 1977 (Tachardiidae (= Kerriidae): Kerria)

Kerria nepalensis Varshney 1973: 12. nomen nudum (discovered by Varshn1976, 49).
Kerria nepalensis Varshney 1977: 49. Type data: INDIA: North Bihar, Valmikinagar, Indo-Nepal border, on Litchi chinensis, coll. R.K. Varshney, 31.12.1968.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Calcutta: National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, India; accepted valid name Illustr.
Kerria (Kerria) nepalensis Varshney, 1977; Varshney 1984b: 368. change of combination

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 4

RajgopMoSh2021: pp.65-66 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Kerria]
BashirWaLi2021: pp.6 ( Adult (F) ) [Kerria from China]
TalukdDa2020: pp.10-12 ( Adult (F) ) [Kerria species]
AhmadShRa2013: pp.530-531 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Kerria based on adult females]
AhmadShRa2013: pp.451-452 ( Adult (F) ) [An updated key to adult female Kerria species from India.]
MishraSu2000: pp.216-217 ( Adult (F) ) [Kerria species of India]
Varshn1976: pp.21 ( Adult (F) ) [India]

Structure: Adult female: body generally large globular to elongate in shape, 1.7–3.87 mm long, 1.16–2.42 mm wide. (Bashir, et al., 2021)
Biology: This species is present in tropical monsoon climates with an average annual precipitation of 800–1000 mm, temperature of 23–29 °C, and at low elevations about 200 m. (Bashir, et al., 2021)
Economic Importance: This is a species of lac insect farmed for commercial shellac production in Myanmar. (Kondo & Gullan, 2022)
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Varshney (1976).