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0.0580 long by 0.04 wide; second 0.0568 long by 0.0424 wide; third 

 0.0512 long by 0.0448 wide. First club joint 0.0488 long by 0.0424 

 wide; second 0.0464 long by 0.0416 wide; third 0.0456 long by 

 0.0320 wide. 



Redescribed from the original description and from specimens 

 compared with the types. According to E. W. Rust, the species was 

 reared from Saissetia oleae (Bernard) and Saissetia persitnile (New- 

 stead) on Ghaetachme aristmta^ Berea, Durban, August 25, 1925; 

 and from Saissetia ferseae Brain, September 3, 1925, and from 

 Coccus hesperiduin Linnaeus. On various hosts at later dates. Also 

 from an undetermined species, a bluish or blackish C eropla^tes sp., on 

 Ficivs natalensis. 



53. COCCOPHAGUS SAINTEBEAUVEI Girault 



Plate 9, Figure 65 ; Plate 11, Figure 118 



Coccophagus saint ebeaiivei Girault, Descriptiones Stellarum Novarum, Wash.. 

 D. C. (Published by author), 1917, p. 1. 



A moderately large species with the wings infuscated beneath the 

 marginal vein. Body black except the extreme apex of scutellum 

 and median piece of metanotum which are yellow. Scutellum 

 densely setose. Hind femora pure pale yellow in striking con- 

 trast. Structurally this species is probably most closely related to 

 C. nialthusi Girault. 



Female. — Body black except very narrowly around the apical cur- 

 vature of the scutellum and the median piece of metanotum which 

 is lemon yellow. Dorsum of the head with the posterior triangular 

 corners yellow to brownish orange; face somewhat brownish, re- 

 mainder of the head black except for the pattern of lines margining 

 the ocelli. Antennae brownish, the fiagellum more dusky because 

 of the numerous black sensoria. All coxae blackish or dark brown. 

 F'emora of fore and middle leg blackish, becoming brownish at the 

 apices; middle femora with a brownish annulus at the base; hind 

 femora pale lemon yellow, the trochanters more sordid. Fore and 

 middle tibiae brownish yellow, the former somewhat more dusky 

 because of the clothing of black hairs; hind tibiae blackish, becom- 

 ing brownish at the extreme aj^ex. All tarsi brownish yellow, the 

 apical joints a trifle dusky. 



Pedicel plainly longer than wide and plainly shorter than the 

 first funicle joint. First funicle joint the longest, somewhat more 

 than twice as long as wide; second and third successively shorter 

 and wider; third plainly longer than wdde, in this respect not in 

 agreement with the original description. First club joint wider 

 than long and shorter than the preceding funicle joint (fig. 65). 



