Brittin. — New Coccidae. 



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With regard to the species Nudata, this is placed in the genus Crypto- 

 coccus, which up to the present time has been a monotypic genus, the type 

 being C. jagi Barensprung, and to include the present species a material 

 alteration will have to be made. In C. Jagi the insect is covered with a 

 loose cottony secretion, while C. nudata is, so far as I have been able to make 

 out, entirely naked, and has 6 hairs on the anal ring, instead of 4 as in 

 C.Jagi. Both species have the distinguishing feature of the minute rudi- 

 mentary antennae, and the equally small tuberculate processes which are 

 mere vestiges of the posterior legs. Up to the present I have only been 

 able to examine the adult female, but I hcpe .shortly to hatch out some of 

 the larvae. 



The new species of Fiorinia I have much pleasure in naming after the 

 late Mr. W. M. Maskell, who was the pioneer worker on the New Zealand 

 Coccidae, and at the same time one of the leading men of his day on this 

 subject. 



Genus Pinnaspis Cockerell. 



Figs. 



1 and 2. 



clult female, 

 then I have 



Pinnaspis nitidus mihi 



In my last paper to the Institute I gave a description of the a 

 and also stated that I was not certain of the male scale. Since 

 been fortunate enough to get the 

 male in the pupa stage, but, owing to 

 moving to Christchurch shortly after, 

 I was not successful in hatching any 

 of the adult males. This is rather to 

 be regretted, as I believe that the male 

 of this genus has not yet been found. 

 In figs. 1 and 2 will be found an 

 illustration of both the male and 

 female scales, and the difference be- 

 tween them can easily be seen. 



The following is the description of 

 the male scale : Puparium of male 

 elongated, with straight narrow sides ; 

 colour slightly lighter than that of 

 the female; convex; closely felted; not carinated ; exuvia rather large. 

 Length, about 1-2 mm. 



Subfam. Diaspinae. 

 Genus Fiorinia. 



Fiorinia maskelli sp. nov. Fig. 3. 



Female puparium white ; elongated ; generally straight, sometimes 

 curved ; convex ; first exuvia yellow, second exuvia brown, and entirely 

 enclosing the insect. 



Male puparium white ; convex ; elongated, with straight narrow sides ; 

 slightly shorter than that of the female. 



Adult female white ; at first elongate, but during gestation shrinking 

 up until it has the appearance of an Aspidiotus ; very convex ; rudimentary 

 antennae with 5 long hairs ; cephalic extremity large, with a few short 

 spiny hah's ; anterior spiracles set very close to the rostrum, with a group 



Fig. 1. — Pinnaspia nitidus. 

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Female scale- 

 Male scale. 



