318 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Although I have been unable to compare the male arma- 

 ture of this with E. sim^jlex, I think I have rightly considered 

 it only a variety, differing in having white instead of yellow 

 cotton. 



Eriococcus paradoxus, Maskell. Trans. Eoy. Soc. South Aus- 



traha, 1887-88, p. 104. 



Specimens of this species sent by Mr. French, on Pitto- 

 sponom, sp., from South Australia, have less agglomerated tests 

 than those originally received, and here and there some 

 whitish radiating waxy projections. The enclosed insects 

 present no variations from the type. Some of the tests are 

 tinged with green. I find that although the feet are absent 

 their places are occupied by short, thick, conical spines, 

 which I overlooked in my original description. 



Eriococcus paradoxus, Maskell, var. indica, var. nov. 



Tests of females agglomerated in a confused mass on the 

 twig, similar in size and colour to the South Australian form, 

 but covered with great numbers of very short reddish-yellow 

 waxy filaments. The enclosed insect differs from the type 

 only in size, reaching almost -gin., and in the greater number 

 of the figure-of-eight spinnerets. In the type these are of two 

 sizes, the smaller ones being scattered over the body, the 

 larger usually confined to the last abdominal segment, but 

 sometimes found elsewhere. In var. indica both large and 

 small are mingled in great numbers over the whole body. 

 The antennae and feet are atrophied as in the type, the feet 

 being replaced by conical spines. 



Male and larva unknown. 



Hab. In India, on Hclicteres isora. Dr. Alcock sent me 

 specimens from Saharanpur, North-w^est Province. 



I have no hesitation in attaching this as a variety to the 

 Australian species. I suppose that it is not at all likely to 

 have been imported into India. 



Genus Eipeksia. 



Eipersia turgipes, Maskell. Eriococcns turgipes, Maskell, 



1892, Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxv., p. 228. 



Having received from Mr. Froggatt several specimens of 

 this most curious species, on Casuarijia suherosa, Sydney, 

 Australia, I have been led to re-examine the characters, with 

 the result that I have decided to transfer it from Eriococcus 

 to Bipersia. The insect is abnormal in any case. In 1892 

 I mentioned two -characters which seemed to separate it from 

 Eriococcus — viz., the six hairs of the anal ring and the long 

 last joint of the larval antenna. These now seem to me 



