22 Conckaspincs. 



of the body; no tibio-tarsal articulation {fig. 15); femur much 

 longer than tibio-tarsus and claw together ; one or two long fine 

 hairs on each joint ; claw short and stout, without digitules, but 

 inner margin dilated at base. There are apparently three pairs of 

 spiracles, one situated at the base of each leg ; the orifices of the 

 first two pairs are accompanied by three large glandular pores ; 

 the spiracles on the metathorax are simpler in structure, being 

 mere cup-shaped depressions, and are possibly not functional. 

 There is a ventral group of five or six compound glandular pores 

 {figs. 12 and 19) towards the lateral margin of each of the first 

 three abdominal segments, and small groups of short broad com- 

 pressed tubular ducts {figs. 16, 17) opening dorsally on the margin 

 of the first four abdominal segments. The genital aperture opens 

 ventrally on the posterior edge of the fifth abdominal segment, and 

 is covered by a semicircular lobe {fig. 19). I have been unable 

 to determine the position of the anal aperture. Length, 1*25 mm.; 

 breadth, 080 mm. The small size of the adult insect as compared 

 with the proportionately large scale is remarkable. This roomy 

 covering appears to be provided for the protection of the male 

 pupse. 



Adult male {fig. i) in form not unlike the males of Planchonia. 

 Colour : head and thorax pale reddish yellow, abdomen yellowish 

 white. Head {fig. 3) rounded in front, widest behind the ocelli. 

 Ocelli four, rather small. Antennae {fig. 4) with seven joints ; first 

 two joints small ; second with two stoutish hairs on one side ; third 

 longest ; fourth to sixth with four knobbed hairs at apex, which is 

 rather truncate ; all the joints with numerous short bristles or 

 spicules. Wings long and ample. Genital spike very long and 

 slender, rather more than half the length of the body. Legs 

 moderately long ; femur rather short ; tibio-tarsus long and slender 

 without any trace of division {fig. 2) ; foot with four digitules, all 

 slender knobbed hairs, those on tarsus longest ; claw rather slender. 

 Length r25 mm. 



I have unfortunately been unable to obtain young larvae or the 

 earlier stages of the female. Some of the male sacs contained 

 male larvae which were oval in form {fig. 5), with four-jointed 

 antennae {fig. 6). 



Comparatively large purplish eggs were present under such of 

 the scales as were not choked up with the male puparia. And 

 there was nearly always present a loose yellowish pellicle {fig. 9), 

 which I at first supposed to be the remains of an earlier stage of 



