Chionaspis. 137 



Eggs orange yellow. 



Young larvae pale yellow. 



Habitat on leaves of Ai'dtsia sp. and another unidentified shrub. Punda- 

 luoya. The female scales occur on both surfaces of the leaves, while the male 

 scales are clustered on the under surface only. 



A form collected in Kandy has the female puparium dark chocolate brown. 

 The median lobes of pygidium are rather smaller and shorter than in typical 

 examples, and more distinctly serrate on their free edge. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XLV. 



Chionaspis acuminata. 



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



Fig. I. Leaf with insects in siht, nat. size. 



2. Male puparium, dorsal view. 



3. „ „ side view. 



4. Adult male. 



5. „ „ foot. 



6. „ „ terminal joint of antenna. 



7. Female puparium, dorsal view. 



8. Adult female, ventral view. 



9. „ „ older example, dorsal view. 

 10. „ „ pygidium. 



