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dd. Pygidium with single pair of lobes. 



e. Head with antennae located on ventral aspect near ce- 

 phalic margin, adjacent, cuticle between antennae pro- 

 longed beyond margin of body as prominent projection 

 with large globular end; pygidium with median pair of 

 lobes fused at proximal end, oblique, placed in concavity, 

 distal portions serrate; second pair of lobes represented 

 by slight incised serrate thickening of margin; plates ar- 

 ranged 0, 2, those of each lateris placed one cephalad of 

 serrate thickening representing a second lobe and the other 

 caudad of it; genacerores 4-5(10-13)15-18; mesospiracerores 



2-3. — India on tea plant. theae Green. 



ee. Head with cuticle between articulations of antennae not 

 prolonged into prominent projection with globular end; pygi- 

 dium with median pair of lobes not fused at proximal end, 

 not oblique, placed in slight concavity, sides parallel, slight- 

 ly longer than wide, distal end bluntly rounded, entire; 

 plates arranged 0, 2; oraceratubae of each second incisura 

 located in latadentes, cephalad of which is located two 

 plates of each lateris; lateres indented and crenulate; gen- 

 acerores 3-3(4-5)8-9; mesospiracerores 4. — New Caledonia 



on Baeckia. neo-caledonia Ldgr. 



I. Pygidium without lobes, 

 b. Pygidium with genacerores 0-3(14-18)12-16; pygidial margin semi- 

 circular, broken by many irregularities, regular or conspicuous 

 lobes wanting; margin with fourteen to eighteen setae on each 

 side, about one-half of them short and fine, remainder long and 

 strong; scale of adult female with rather strong transverse striae. 



— Japan on Bambusa. signata Mask. 



bb. Pygidium with genacerores 5-8(5-8)5-8; pygidial margin semi-cir- 

 cular, regular lobes wanting, bearing numerous rather long and 

 thick spine-like projections, eight to ten pairs, giving pygidial mar- 

 gin deeply serrated appearance; dorsal surface with brevacera- 

 tubae ; scale or adult female not with transverse striae. — Considered 

 as possible species of Leucaspis by Leonardi. — Japan on Bambusa. 



tenuis Mask. 



SPECIES OF TRULLIFIORINIA 

 '.. Pygidium with the mesal portion of caudal margin not deeply in- 

 cised with median pair of lobes situated in incision. 



b. Pygidium with margin, at least adjacent to median pair of lobes, 

 with two or more tooth-like projections. 



c. Pygidium with genacerores arranged in five distinct groups, 

 d. Pygidium with genacerores arranged 3-6(6-8)6-8; mesospira- 

 cerores wanting; median pair of lobes short, bluntly rounded 

 at distal end, contiguous at proximal end, sometimes faintly 

 notched, mesal margins divergent, mesal margins sometimes 

 adjacent and two lobes forming single hemispherical area, 

 other individuals intermediate between these two types; 

 plates wanting; each lateris with about three indentations 



