SCALE INSECTS (" COCCID^ ") OF AUSTRALIA. 



^'^■^^•~^'*® St. John's Wart Coccid (Icerya hyperici, n.sp.) 



flIamen\Ts°r'pmirtih?f*'**Q*'?'^- , "■ ^^^^(flrst stage). The length of the anal 

 niament IS remarkable. 3. Larva (second stage). Woolly secretion removed. 

 4. Coccid, coated with woolly secretion. 5. Coccid, enlarged to show 

 hairs and spinnerets. 6. Section of derm, magnified to 

 show structure. 



