Vol. XIV, pp. 165-167 August 9, 1901 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



NEW AND LITTLK-KNOWK COCCID^E. I. 

 RIPEK8IELLA AND CEKOPUTO. 



BY T. 1). A. COCKERELL. 



Ripersiella Tinsley. 



RipcrsUWi, Tinsley, in Cockerell, Canad. Entom., 1899, p. 274. 



Daclyiopiine CoccitUe with antenna' of not more than six joints, placed 

 close together at the extreme anterior portion of the head. Type Itiper- 

 ttiella rumicis {=Eipersia rumiris, Maskell, Tr. N. Z. Inst., XXIV, B7}. 



Prof. Tinsley had intended to liive an account of this genus, but he 

 has been prevented by other duties, and at his suggestion I here set forth 

 its characters. The appearance of the species is very peculiar, and 

 anyone who has seen them alive is sure to be convinced of the validity 

 of the genus. 



liipersieWx maritiina (=liipi'i'Ki(( i//(iritini((. C'kll., Insect Life, VII, 42) 

 and R. Icucoxatua come nearer to Ripernia than the other two species. 

 R. Kdhxjfji (Ehrh. & Ckll.) from Mountain View, California, depart-s 

 farthest from the Ripersia type, having .)-jointed antenn;e only about 

 7.1 /.I long, and 15 /.i apart, the second to fourth joints each about twace 

 as broad as long. 



Ripersiella leucosoma sp. n. 



9 . Perfectly, white elongated, the largest about 3 mm. long; caudal 

 lobes low and rounded, not at all prominent, with a couple of bristles 

 like those of the anal ring: abdominal segments very convex on lateral 

 margins; legs and antennte pale reddish-brown; pairs of legs about 400 

 It apart: hind legs about 1100 /< from end of body: hind legs with t'e- 

 33— BiOL. See. WASH. VOL. XIV, 1901, (165) 



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