Which among the following is the genus of lac insect?

Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Lac cut from the host plant is called "stick lac".
Statement (II): Lac used for manufacturing purpose harvested after larval swarming has occurred, is "Phunki lac".
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Answer 1

Match each name to the insect it represents.
Tetragonula sp is a stingless honey bee used in meliponiculture, not a resin producing insect. Orthopteran is not even a genus, it names an insect order that includes grasshoppers and crickets. Oryctes sp is the rhinoceros beetle, a pest of coconut and oil palm.
The lac insect, which secretes the resin used to make shellac, is placed in the genus Kerria (species Kerria lacca).
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Which among the following is the genus of lac insect?

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The Correct Option is A

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