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band of multilocular disk pores running to margin; beak very short 

 conical, 1-segmented; with a few short, stiff setae in the genital 

 region, no others observed ; 8-shaped pores in a f aii-ly definite double 

 row around body margin, except for a short distance at the posterior 

 end; no large 8-shaped pores present dorsally, but with many very 

 small ones distributed fairly uniformly; tubular ducts rather numer- 

 ous, long but not conspicuous; apparently without quinquelocular 

 disk pores, replaced at spiracles and along margin by small size 

 multilocular disk pores, mostly with 10 loculi, but somewhat variable, 

 a single row of these pores accompanying the marginal row of 8- 

 shaped pores; with distinctly larger multilocular disk pores ap- 

 parently in two transverse rows in the genital region; no minute 

 simple pores observed; anal region not at all developed, the lobes 

 not definitely formed, location indicated by a group of small setae, 

 one larger, three somewhat smaller, one still smaller; anal ring rep- 

 resented by a small, cylindrical, somewhat chitinized tube, no definite 

 ring, no ring setae, no chitinization of any sort. 



No other stages available for description. 



Described from two mounted specimens obtained from the Maskell 

 collection, and, on the basis of his descriptive notes, collected at Syd- 

 ney, New South Wales, on Acacia species. This material was a part 

 of his lot No. 423, and was regarded by him as the species ventruosum. 



Holotype and j)aratype. — Cat. No. 40359, U.S.N.M. 



The actual relationships between this species and the other mem- 

 bers of the genus Asterolecamu/rji are not altogether certain. From 

 their descriptions, it seems most closely related to ceriferum Green, 

 fudibundum Green, and spectabile Newst. 



ASTEROLECANIUM EPACRIDIS (Maskell) 



Plate 2. fig. 1 ; Plate 27, fig. 1 



Reference.— YQvnsXdi, Cat. Cocc. World. 1903, p. 50. 



The Maskell collection contains three slides of this species, one of 

 " Female, 2nd stage, from Leucopogon, Aug., 1881," the other of 

 " Insects, 2nd and 3rd stages on leaves of Leucopogon, Sept., 

 1881," and one of " Young insect, from Leptospermimi, Mar., 

 1884." Only a single unmounted specimen listed under No. 66 re- 

 mains in the collection. The third or larval slide has been elimi- 

 nated from consideration, as the correctness of its identification is 

 open to question. The second slide is not a true microscopic mount 

 and in consequence is of no value in a study of the structure of the 

 species. There has been left for study only the first slide listed, and 

 the condition of this is such that nothing more than a few notes on 

 the structure could be obtained. It is not possible to state definitely 



