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Mandibles with two slightly developed ventral teeth and a broad 

 dorsal margin as shown in Figure 175. 



Fore wings faintly and uniformly infumated. Marginal vein 

 plainly longer than submarginal vein ; postmarginal produced about 

 as far distad as stigmal; stigmal as shown in Figure 117. Wings 

 finely and densely ciliated. Marginal fringe short. 



Basitarsus of middle legs about as long as the three succeeding 

 joints united; tibial spur plainly shorter than basitarsus. Paired 

 spurs of hind tibiae slightly unequal. 



Scutellum only a trifle wider than long and about as long as mesos- 

 cutum. In the dried, tag-mounted specimens, the abdomen appears 

 about as long as the thorax and rounded at apex. Ovipositor not 

 exserted. 



Mesoscutum and scutellum clothed with dense, short, black setae ; a 

 pair of strong bristles at apex of scutellum. Eyes with numerous 

 fine dark setae. Anterior margin of metanotum with two small 

 setae on either side. Propodeum on either side with small, scattered 

 setae. On the first and second tergites, the transverse rows of setae 

 are not complete across the dorsum; on the following tergites, the 

 hairs extend completely across the dorsum. Seventh tergite with 

 many scattered setae. 



Mesoscutum, scutellum, and axillae areolate reticulated on black- 

 ened portions. Metanotum on either side with one distinct wavy 

 transverse carina. Propodeum on either side with ' a longitudinal 

 carina mesad of the spiracles. Surface of most of the propodeum 

 finely reticulated. 



Measurements in mm. Length of average-sized specimen 1.1. 

 Scape 0.1440 long by 0.0376 wide. Pedicel 0.0648 long by 0.0416 

 wide. First funicle joint 0.0992 long by 0.0464 wide; second 0.0896 

 long by 0.0512 wide ; third 0.0760 long by 0.0520 wide. First club 

 joint 0.0688 long by 0.0584 wide ; second 0.0504 long by 0.0576 wide ; 

 third 0.0496 long by 0.0408 wide. Length of marginal vein 0.38; 

 length of submarginal 0.28. 



Male. — Similar to the female except that the scutellum is entirely 

 black. 



Redescribed from a large series of specimens including material 

 from California; Italy; Cape Town, South Africa; Sydney, New 

 South Wales; and Perth, Western Australia. This species attacks 

 many different coccids including Coccus hesperidum (Linnaeus), 

 Coccus -pseudom/ignoliarwm (Kuwana), Saissetia oleae (Bernard), 

 Saisetia hemisphaerica (Targioni), and Pulvinaria mesembrianthemi 

 (Vallot). 



