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egg-sac about 5^ mm. long. Sac loosely woven of greenish-tinged 

 cotton, not dense enough to hide the lemon-coloured eggs. Larva? orange- 

 yellow. 



Female, when boiled in K. O. H., derm first turns reddish-brown, 

 then becomes colourless. Antenniii and legs light brown. Antennas 

 9-jointed, joint 9 longest, joint i and 5 subeqnal, joints 4, 6, 7, 8 shortest 

 and subequal. Formula : 9, 2, 3 (i, 5), (4, 6, 7, 8). Each joint with 

 several slender hairs. Joint 9 always the longest, and joints 7 and 8 

 always the shortest ; the other joints sometimes vary a little, and the 

 following formulae may assist in determining : 



9. -. 3 (i. 5)' 4 (6, 7, 8). 

 9(2, 3). (i. 5' 6), (4, 1, 8). 

 9, 2 (i, 3, 5), (4, 6), (7, 8). 



(9. 2), 3 (i» 5). 4 (6, 7, 8). 

 (9» 2), (i, 3, 5), (4, 6), (7, 8). 

 (9, 2), 3 (i, 4, 5), (6, 7, 8). 



Legs long and stout, with numerous hairs. Coxa quite stout, with 

 long stout bristle, about half as long as tibia. Tibia a little longer than 

 femur. Tarsus about half as long as femur. Claw long and slender, 

 slightly curved, with small denticle. Digitules of tarsus long fine hairs, 

 those of claw club-shaped hairs. 



Habitat. — On stems and leaves of Rubus sp., on Pescadero road, 

 south of Palo Alto., California, June 5, 1900. 



Pseudococcus jiiniperi, sp. n. — Adult female oval, about 2 mm. long 

 and I mm. broad, convex, slightly covered with secretion. Egg-sac small. 

 Young Iarv?e reddish. Adult female, when boiled in K. O. H., turns 

 dark crimson. Derm colourless, with numerous short, straight spines on 

 the dorsum. Anlennai 8-jointed. Joint 8 longest, joint i and 7 sub- 

 equal. Joints 4, 5 and 6 about equal and shortest. Formula : 8, 3, 2 (i, 

 7), (4, 5, 6), also 8, 3, 2, 7, I (4, 5, 6). Legs long and slender. Femur 

 and tibia about equal. Tarsus about half of tibia. Tarsal digitules fine 

 knobbed hairs. Claw small, slender and curved, with curved, club-like 

 digitules reaching to end of claw. Measurements of leg joints in /x : 

 Coxa, 96; trochanter, 48; femur, 192; tibia, 192 ; tarsus, 95 ; claw, 24. 

 Caudal lobes rounding, with one very long, stout bristle (200-212//) and 

 three short, stout spines on the outer and one on the inner margin. Each 

 lobe has numerous round gland orifices. Anal ring large, oval, about 80 

 by 60/x, with six long hairs about 220/x. 



