— 360 — 
long hairs, on the thorax there is one long hair on 
each side, and at the posterior extremity of the ab- 
domen there are six very long hairs. The two 
small, conical eyes, dark in color, are very visible 
near the insertion of antennæ. 
Hab. Cantareira, near São Paulo. On the bark 
of cambarä preta and sucará, two indigenous trees. 
Collected by Mr. Ernesto Schwebel. The type is 
in the collections of the Museu Paulista with the 
number 20068. 
lcerya paulista n. sp. 
The female is entirely covered by a secretion 
of white wax with an ashy tint, especially on the 
dorsal surface. On the ventral surface the wax is 
thin and smooth, while on the dorsal surface it is 
disposed in three double, longitudinal rows of thick 
tufts, curved or curled upward and directed towards 
the anterior extremity of the body. The tufts appear 
to be all of the same size, and are about 2 mm. in 
length. Glassy rods were not observed. 
Freed from wax, the body of the female is 
elliptical in form, with the two extremities rounded, 
and the segments of the abdomen well marked. The 
color is yellow, with the antennae and the legs dark 
brown. The body is 10 mm. long, 5.250 mm. wide 
and 3.500 mra. high. 
Boiled in a solution of KGH, the derm becomes 
soft and transparent, and the liquid becomes tinged 
“with a yellow color. The antennae are dark brown 
in color, are 2,088 mm. long, and are composed of 
11 joints that have the following lengths: (1 ), 315; 
(23302455 (89), 227 cia MONS dido; 1405 aes 
ATE 7 ), 1575 8) 1025 40) MB TA (ae 
(11), 201, The approximate formula is: 1, 2, 3, 
11, 8 (4, 6, 7, 9) (9, 140): Allvof “the joinis “ars 
abundantly provided with hairs. The legs are long 
and strong, and are dark brown in color. The joints 
of the first pair have the following lengths: coxa, 
007 ; femur with trochanter, 1172; tibia, 805; tar- 
sus 350; claw, 87. Both the tarsal digitules, as well 
