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The two principal groupings of the wax-producing insects are the Apidae, of which  the honey bees are the outstanding members; and the Coccidae to which belong the Coccus ceriferus, the source of Chinese insect wax, and the  Carteria lacca, source of stick-lac.<ref>Warth, A. H.; The Chemistry and Technology of Waxes. Reinhold Publishing Corporation. Second Edition, p. 76</ref>.

:1. [[Beeswax]]
:2. [[Scale insect wax]]
:3. [[Chinese insect wax]]


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