ART. 7 REVISION OF COCCOPHAGUS COMPERE 13 



11. Only center of pronotum blackish and sides of propodeum dusky. Dorsum 



of abdomen on apical three-fourths brownish. "Wings generally infuscated, 

 the iufuscation not especially pronounced. First funicle joint about 

 three times as long as wide. Third funicle joint almost twice as long 



as wide. (Ceylon) 8. flavescens Howard. 



12. Scutellum more or less extensively yellow, remainder of thorax and the 



abdomen predominantly blackish. C. lecanii (Fitch) and related forms. 

 Figure 3 illustrates species of this group 30 



Otherwise 13 



18. Abdomen black or brown, or pale with dark spots or bands, or purplish, or 

 blackish with basal one-third or so yellow 14 



Abdomen entii'ely pale. General color orange with only the meson of 

 pronotum and a spot behind the wing articulations black. (Austra- 

 lia ) 9. perhisidis Girault. 



14. Basal one-third or so of abdomen yellow, remainder black. Thorax black. 



Habitus of C. lecanii (Fitch) and related species. Parasitic on Psendo- 



coccns spp. (Australia and California) 10. gurneyi Compere. 



Otherwise 15 



15. Setae on the mesoscutum, axillae and scutellum plainly visible when view- 



ing tag-mounted or uncleared specimens in balsam 16 



Setae on mesoscutum, axillae and scutellum delicate, microscopic, hardly 

 visible unless the specimen is cleared and viewed under high magnifi- 

 cation. Predominantly yellow. Center of pronotum, anterior part of 

 mesoscutum or meson, a large blotch on each axilla, anterior margin of 

 scutellum, metanotum, propodeum, and dorsum of abdomen brownish or 

 blackish. (Australia) 11. tarongaensis, new species. 



16. Abdomen pale with darker spots or bands 24 



Abdomen completely black, or brown, or purplish. In balsam-mounted 



specimens if the abdomen is crushed the intersegmental tissue may 

 appear as pale transverse cross stripes 17 



17. Abdomen black or brownish 18 



Abdomen originally described as purple. Parts described as purple now 



appear brownish in the balsam-mounted type. Scutellum, median part 

 of metanotum, scape, legs except the fore and middle coxae and base 

 of fore femora, yellow. Abdomen small, shorter than thorax, A robust 

 species with scutellum plainly wider than long, Mesoscutum with 

 I'ather coarse, sparse setae. (Australia) 12. signus Girault. 



18. Pedicel almost if not actually wider than long and plainly shorter than the 



third funicle joint 21 



Pedicel plainly longer than wide and subequal in length to the third funicle 

 joint 19 



19. Stigmal vein normal, Postmarginal wanting or slightly developed. All 



club joints wider than long 20 



Stigmal vein abnormally swollen. Postmarginal vein well developed. 

 All club joints plainly much longer than wide, subequal ; each a trifle 

 longer than any funicle joint. Club not much wider than the funicle. 

 Seusoria and other antennal details as shown in figure 27. Head and 

 thorax mostly orange yellow. Face iridescent pearly white. Middle 

 and hind coxae more or less blackish, remainder of legs yellow, 

 (Africa) 13. mariformis, new species. 



20. Abdomen not much longer than wide. Hind coxae black in contrast to the 



remainder of the legs which are yellow, A moderately small species 

 with the following parts blackish : Pronotum, anterior part of mesocutum, 

 a spot on either parapsis, axillae, metanotum, except median part, 



