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in center and narrowed toward each end ; two prominent spines on both 

 the anterior and posterior lateral margins. Mesothorax very short with 

 straight parallel sides, about one and one-fourth times as wide as the 

 prothorax. One short spine on each lateral margin. Pterothorar 

 slightly narrower than the abdomen, sides almost straight. Lefjs long; 

 and slender except the fore femora ; tarsi dark brown but otherwise 

 concolorous with the body, ll'inf/s transparent, rather short, about 

 two-thirds of length of abdomen, very slight constriction, finely fringed 

 with hairs and doubled for from 5 to 13 hairs, usually about 7 hairs. 

 3 strong prominent spines at base of fore wings. 



Abdomen long, first three segments of nearly equal width and then 

 tapers gradually to segments 7 and 8, which are rounded off to the 

 tube. A pair of prominent spines on outer posterior angles of all 

 abdominal segments which become longer toward the posterior end, 

 the last two pairs being as long as the tube. Tube rather long and 

 slender with a circle of stiff hairs at the end, 8 of which are nearly 

 as long as the tube and the alternating 8 about half as long. 



Males are very much smaller but otherwise similar. Sometimes show 

 reddish brown or purple pigment. Body length varies from 1.3 mm. 

 to 2.2 mm. with an average of 1.7 for ten specimens. 



Described* from a large number of adults, eggs and larvae 

 collected on bays of the genus Tamala. Type localities Daytona 

 rind Orlando, Fla. 



EGG. The eggs (Plate IX, E.) average .46 mm. x .20 mm. in size, 

 are light straw yellow to orange yellow, and become red during develop- 

 ment of the embryo. The surface is sometimes smooth and sometimes 

 covered with irregular scale-like patches; often one side of an egg 

 will show these markings while the other side is smooth. 



The average time for development of eggs was 6.5 days (average 

 of 30 eggs). When ready to hatch a lid-like cap splits off the anterior 

 end of the egg, allowing the young larva to escape. The egg shell 

 remains intact on the limb or buds, often for a long period. 



The preferred place for laying eggs seems to be among the bud scales 

 on the new shoots. They are also found sometimes in the axils of the 

 leaves or other sheltered places on the limb. 



LARVA. First Instar. When first hatched from the eggs the young 

 larvae appear a light carmine red color. Total length, including an- 

 tennae, about one millimeter, the legs and antennae very long in pro- 

 portion to the rest of the body. The antennae black, but have 

 a short colorless area at the end of each segment ; eyes small and red ; 

 two black spots on the thorax so large as to occupy most of the dorsal 

 surface and make the entire thorax appear black; legs and last two 

 abdominal segments dirty white or gray. 



*Types deposited in the U. S. National Museum. 



