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{fig. 12). Foot {fig. 13) with three digitules, one on claw and two on tarsus ; 

 claw rather long ; tarsus shorter than tibia. 



Female of second stage {fig. 6) elongated ; the two abdominal segments 

 immediately preceding the pygidium produced laterally into longish pointed 

 processes. 



Habitat on leaves of Saprosma zeylanicwn, Punduloya. The female scales 

 occur on both surfaces of the leaves. The male scales are found only on the 

 under surface. The male colonies are rather conspicuous, owing to the white 

 flocculent matter covering them. 



This species may be distinguished from F. fiorinicE by the absence of lateral 

 lobes on the pygidium ; by the less conspicuous tubular spinnerets ; by the 

 structure of the antenna; in the female, and the presence between them of a 

 prominent chitinous tubercle. The marginal tubercles in saprosmcc are more 

 numerous than \n fiofinicv, and more truncate. 



A minute hymenopterous parasite keeps this species in partial check. It 

 has been recognised by Professor L. O. Howard as Arrhenophagus chionaspidis, 

 Auriv. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXVII. 



Fiorinia saprosm^e. 



{All figures., except No. i, more or less enlarged.) 



Fig. I. Leaf of saprosma zeylanicum, with insects, nat. size. 



2. Female puparium, from above. 



3. „ „ from below, showing insect and eggs. 



4. Adult female, ventral view. 



5. Female puparium, showing position of insect before oviposition. 



6. Female of second stage. 



7. Pygidium of adult female. 



8. Antennae of female. 



9. Marginal tubercles. 



10. Male puparium, from above. 



1 1. Adult male, dorsal view. 



12. „ „ terminal joints of antenna. 



13. „ „ foot. 



