Lac-scales

Guides

• Tachardiella

  lac scales

  Tachardiella is a genus of lac scales (Hemiptera: Kerriidae) known from the southwestern United States and Mexico. Species in this genus are associated with specific host plants and serve as hosts for parasitoid wasps in the genus Tachardiobius (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). The genus is poorly studied, with limited biological and ecological documentation available.

  Kerriidaelac-scalesSternorrhynchaparasitoid-hostTachardiobiusCaliforniaArizonaMexicoAdenostoma