Question

Lac is obtained from?
A. Laccifer
B. Bombyx
C. Dactylopius
D. Lytta

Answer 1

Hint: The scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects is known as Lac. Commercially the Indian lac insect Laccifer lacca is important. It is mostly found in the tropical or subtropical regions on the banyan and some other plants. The females are in the form of globular and they live on the twigs in cells of resin that are created by exudations of lac.

Complete answer:
Option (A) is Laccifer
is A species of insect in the family Charadriidae, Kerria lacca known as the lac insects. Their superfamily is Coccoidea, the scale insects. This is the most commercially important lac insect species and is a main source of lac, a resin that can be refined into shellac and other products.

Option (B) is Bombyx
Bombyx mori, a domestic silk moth, is an insect from the family of moth called Bombycidae. The wild silk moth, Bombyx mandarina is its closest relative. The silkworm is the larva or the caterpillar of a silk moth. Economically, it is an important insect and is a primary producer of silk.

Option (C) is Dactylopius
Dactylopius is a genus of insect whose superfamily is Coccoidea, known as the scale insect. It is the only genus in the family Dactylopiidae. These insects are commonly known as cochineals, a name which specifically refers to the best-known species called the cochineal.

Option (D) is Lytta
Lytta is a genus of the blister beetles in the family of Meloidae. There are around 70 described species in North America and over 100 species worldwide.

Hence, option A- Laccifer is a correct option.

Note:
 Lac has diverse uses such as:
Lac is used in making toys, bracelets, sealing wax, gramophone records, bangles etc.
It is used by the jewellers and the goldsmiths as a filling material in the hollows of gold and silver ornaments.
The by-product of Lac is nail polish.
The fluid lac dye which is obtained by dissolving the crushed stick-lac in water is known as Alakta or Alta. This dye is applied by an Indian Hindu women on their hands and sole of the feet.