1896.] J33 



? easily distinguished by its 10-jointed antennae ; the form and avrangeinent of 

 the waxen appendages to the body ; the curious spinnerets ; the absence of a cottony 

 pad at gestation ; and by the deposition of the eggs beneath the body, as in the 

 $ Lecania. Tlie larva is also distinct in having much longer antennse; and longer 

 anal hairs. 



Sah. : Lekie, Lagos, W. Co. Africa, on " Pehpet." 

 Collected July 21th, 1895, by Col. J. W. Ewart, to whom I have 

 the pleasure of dedicating this interesting species. 



AspiDiOTUs AKTicuLATUS, Morgan. 

 A number of specimens of this species were on the same plant, 

 and from the same locality as the preceding species. 



ASPIDIOTUS MACULATUS, n. Sp. 

 Scale of the ? pure white, rather thick, exuvire black, forming a large, con- 

 spicuous, central spot. 



? without grouped spinnerets; pygidium (fig.) with two pairs of lobes, 

 central pair minute, rounded ; 

 2nd pair long, narrow, indented 

 on the outer lateral margin ; 

 immediately anterior to these is 

 a long slender spine ; between 

 the lobes are two spine-like 

 plates, beyond the 2nd pair of 

 lobes two spear-shaped plates, 

 and beyond these six or seven 

 broad serrated plates, each suc- 

 cessively shorter than the other; 

 margin beyond the fringe distinctly striate. 



The species seems quite distinct ; but there is a doubt as to 

 whether the specimens are adult. In view of this I shall defer a more 

 elaborate description for future publication, as I am desirous of 

 obtaining more material. 



In addition to those described above. Col. Ewart has sent other 

 species of Coccidae, which, unfortunately, are too imperfect for veri- 

 fication. 



Parlatoeia distinctissima, n. sp. 

 Scale of the 9 normal, widely ovate, or sometimes more or less circular ; larval 

 moult pale yellow, placed at the extreme margin of the scale ; second moult, forming 

 nearly the entire scale, naked, shining black, ovate, narrowed behind, where is a 

 distinct cleft visible beneath ; the rather broad, thin, white scale secreted by the 

 adult $ forms a complete margin round the second moult. 



? , second stage, opaque black ; pygidium (fig. 1) apparently without grouped 

 spinnerets, but is too opaque for me to be certain of this ; there are two pairs of 



