284 THE COCCIDAE 



mesal, mesal lobelet sometimes with lateral 

 notch; plates arranged 2, 2, 6, those of each 

 lateris arranged in three equdistant groups of 

 two each. 



j. Genacerores 5-8(9-17)7-12; mesospiracerores 

 6-9. — Lepidosaphes beckii Newm. — America, 

 Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia on orange, 

 lemon, citron, fig, grape-fruit, oak, croton, 

 Elaeagnus, Banksia, Taxus, Pomaderris, etc. 

 pinnae farmis Bouche. 

 jj. Genacerores 11-11 (10-13) 11-11. — Italy on 



olive. pinnarformis oleae Leon. 



ii Body with series of stout spines on each side 

 of metathorax and each segment of preabdo- 

 men; pygidium with two distinct pairs of lobes 

 and broad inconspicuous slightly projecting 

 area in position of third pair; median pair of 

 lobes large, margins minutely denticulate, 

 sloping each side to blunt point; second pair 

 of lobes smaller than median, incised, mesal 

 lobelet much larger than lateral, lobelets blunt- 

 ly pointed; plates slender, arranged 2, 2, 6, those 

 of each lateris arranged in three equidistant 

 groups of two each; mesospiracerores numer- 

 ous, metaspiracerores wanting; genacerores 

 4-7(11-14)12-15; anus located cephalad of meso- 

 genacerores and vulva between postgenacerores. 



— Australia on Cassinia cassiniae Green. 



hh. Pygidium with median pair of lobes bluntly 

 pointed. 



i. Genacerores 4-4(11-13)7-8; pygidium with me- 

 dian pair of lobes bluntly pointed and finely 

 serrate; second pair of lobes incised, lateral 

 lobelet much smaller than mesal; plates ar- 

 ranged 2, 2, 6, those of each lateris arranged 

 in three equidistant groups of two each; me- 

 dian incisura with marginal projecting point. — 

 India on Piper. piperis Green. 



li. Genacerores 6-6(7-7)9-9; pygidium with me- 

 dian pair of lobes well developed with crenu- 

 late margins; second pair of lobes incised, 

 margins of lobelets crenulate; plates large and 

 prominent, arranged 2, 2, and several on each 



lateris. — Japan on vine 'buzcncnsis Knw. 



gg. Pygidium with median pair of lobes blunt at distal 

 end, notched, not crenulate or finely serrate, some- 

 times with smaller indentations within notches; 

 mesogenacerores always arranged in two or more 

 transverse rows, 

 h. Pygdium with six plates on each lateris; median 



