BY W. W. FROGGATT. 337 



hard, of medium thickness, chamber very elongate, occupying the 

 whole of central portion of gall and tapering to a point at each 

 end. 



9. Coccid bright orange-yellow, with the central portion of 

 head segment on upper side vitreous. Length 6 lines, diameter 

 at widest 2 lines. Upper side : head segment rounded in front, 

 rather straighter behind, covered with short stout hairs, in the 

 centre a circular depression containing a cluster of short fine 

 hairs, an elongate oval ring of ferruginous round depressed spots, 

 six in front, four behind ; thoracic segments regular, distinct, 

 covered with scattered fine short bristles, with much longer hairs 

 on the apical margins, much more numerous on the last segment. 

 Abdominal segments all clothed with long scattered white hairs, 

 1st segment with several short ferruginous spines in centre of 

 back, 2nd to 4th segments with a double irregular row or patch 

 of similar spines, 5th and 6th with a much thicker mass of stouter 

 and longer spines ; base of anal appendages ferruginous, covered 

 with similar spines and scattered long hairs ; anal appendages 

 ferruginous at base, the rest black, long, slender, cylindrical, 

 rugose, hairy, and lying close to each other from base to apex, 

 truncate and slightly opened out at tip. Underside : a pair of 

 black marks on either side of frontal fold, which look like eye 

 spots ; lobe bearing forelegs rounded in front and behind. Fore- 

 legs short and stout, ochreous ; tibiae stout, curved ; tarsal claws 

 black at tips, pointed and curved inwards ; the middle and hind 

 legs rather longer than forelegs. A rounded peg-like appendage, 

 at the tip of which is the mouth, between the front pair of legs, 

 all the underside and legs smooth and shining, with a few short 

 scattered hairs all over, showing long and thick on the outer 

 edges, anal segment hairy, with a patch of fine bright golden- 

 yellow hairs at base of anal appendages. 



It will be seen by the above description that this coccid difiers 

 very considerably from any of the previously described species, 

 the curious depression and surrounding ring of spots being quite 

 unique, while the supposed eye spots and the distinct projecting 

 mouth are- very remarkable. The coccid is very active, moving 



