ART. 17 MASKELL ASTEEOLECANIIlSrAE MOREISON 7 



of body as figured, but with only the one or two anterior pores of 

 the intermediate rows developed ; with a ventral submarginal row of 

 very minute 8-shaped pores ; anal setae about 55/x, inner seta of lobe 

 about d/x, anal ring seta about 11/*; inner face of anal lobes and a 

 band around anal ring chitinized. 



Cotype.— Cat No. 40360, U.S.N.M. 



The precise relationship of this species to the remaining members 

 of the genus Asterolecannmh is not certain. From the study made 

 thus far it seems, superficially at least, to be most nearly related to 

 such species as miliaris Boisduval, delicaturrh Green, and nuisuii 

 Kuwana. 



It is highly probable that some of the Australian collections as- 

 signed to this species actually represent really distinct, although 

 closely related, species. The only records that can be regarded as 

 unequivocal are those of collections from leaves of Styphelia richei 

 from Victoria. 



As already remarked, a portion of the Maskell material actually 

 represents a distinct species which is characterized separately. 



ASTEROLECANIUM TRANSVERSUM, new species 

 Plate 3, figs. 1, 4 ; Plate 27, fig. 3 



Hahit. — ^Living on the bark of the host. 



Adult female. — Character of test and external appearance of insect 

 not certain; body of fully distended adult, as mounted, slightly 

 wider than long, length about 1 mm., width about 1.2 mm.; derm 

 membranous ; antennae reduced to short blunt cones, each with three 

 to four setae at apex ; legs wanting ; spiracles not unusual, each with 

 a row of quinquelocular disk pores running to margin, and normally 

 including from 12 to 16 pores in each ; beak very short conical, 1-seg- 

 mented; with an occasional minute ventral submarginal seta, and 

 with a few in the genital region, but no others observed on body; 

 8-shaped pores in a definite and conspicuous single marginal row 

 interrupted only in the anal region; with a few very minute 

 8-shaped pores scattered on the dorsal surface and with a submargi- 

 nal ventral row of similar pores, but these rather less definitely 

 evident than in stypheliae; with a single row of quinquelocular disk 

 pores accompanying the marginal row of 8-shaped pores, closely ap- 

 proximating these in number, and, in contrast to the usual condition, 

 with one or two quinquelocular pores extending beyond the 8-shaped 

 pores at the posterior end; multilocular disk pores present on the 

 ventral surface of the abdomen in six median transverse segmental 

 rows, with one or two additional pores near the lateral margins of 

 the segments anterior to those bearing the rows; tubular ducts not 

 particularly numerous nor conspicuous, more abundant toward the 



