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two days before egg laying Legins, as was obsery- 
ed in a number of instances, when the females 
were descending the trees, to hide themselves in the 
interstices of the bark. 
Hab. São Paulo, Cantareira and Campinas, on 
an indigenous forest tree, on the roots of cultivat 
ed cassava ( Manhiot sp. ), and on Grevillea ro- 
busta, planted as a shade tree in this city. The 
first specimens were found by Mr. Ernest Schwebel 
in September 1919, and other specimens were found 
by the author in November 1919 and January 1920, 
The type forms part of the collections in the Museu 
Paulista, and is numbered 20069. 
Icerya chilensis n. sp. 
A small species the immature female of which 
has an oval body about 2.500 mm. long and 1.500 
mm. wide, covered with a very thin layer of light 
yellow wax. The antennae have nine joints and are 
from 0.480 mm. to 0.516 mm. long. The various 
joints have the following lengths: { 1), 77; (2), 
93; (3), 62; (4), 31; (5), 46; (6), 38; (7), 
38 ; (9), 93. The approximate formula is: (2,9) 
Pi) (Oo ue) 4... The less, are), short. The 
two eyes are very small. The entire surface of the 
derm is studded with innumerable short, obtuse spizes, 
some of which are straight, while others are 
slightly curved, which are from 22 to 25 microns 
in length. Interspersed among the spines, there 
are some small, compound glands. 
The adult female is larger, with the antenne 
from 0.851 mm. to 0.873 mm. long, composed of 
11 joints, which have the following lengths: (1), 
LOS te ed: (Sn (eas (4) 625 49),62; 
62; (11), 108 The apprcximate formula is 2 
CM pont 452956, foe 2.40:). or 2) .(1;, 14) 
(SO) Qd 5, TA SO) AI of the. joints 
are ornamented with many hairs. The legs are 
relatively long and fine. The following are the 
lengths of the joints of the first pair: Coxa, 124: 
