Kerria lacca Illustration by Harold Maxwell-Lefroy Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Suborder: Sternorrhyncha Superfamily: Coccoidea Family: Kerriidae Genus: Kerria Species: K. lacca Binomial name Kerria lacca (Kerr, 1782) Synonyms Coccus lacca Kerr, 1782 Coccus ficus Fabricius, 1787 Chermes lacca Roxburgh, 1791 Carteria lacca Signoret, 1874 Lakshadia indica Mahdihassan, 1923 Tachardia lacca Chamberlin, 1923 Laccifer lacca Cockerell, 1924