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as those of the claw, are short and filiform. The en- 
tire surface of the body is covered with innumerable 
hairs, some long, others shorter, but all with the 
basal portion expanded. Interspersed among the 
hairs, there are numerous compound, circular glands, 
discoid in form. These glands are about 15 microns 
in diameter, with the central portion in the form 
of a six-pointed star that has a minute orifice im 
the center. On the thorax there are two pairs of 
small spiracles, and on the abdomem there are at 
least seven more pairs of spiracles. Near the inser- 
tion of the antennac there is situated a pair of 
small, dark eyes. 
Hab. Cantareira, near São Paulo. Collected in 
April 1912, by Messrs. Rodolpho v. Ihering and 
H. Luederwaldi on the thorns of “taquarassu” The 
type is in the collections of the Museu Paulista with 
the number 16770. 
Icerya purchasi Maskell var. cilreperda n. var. 
The adult female, when it begins to secrete the 
ovisac, is about 4.250 mm. long, 2.500 min. wide 
and 1.400 mm. high. The body is ovate in form, 
being widest across the abdomen. The color, on the 
ventral surface, is orange yellow, with the legs and 
antennae chestnut. The dorsal surface is generally 
covered with a fine layer of gray or yellowish wax, 
and is ornamented by a number of tufts of wax, 
placed in a median, longitudinal row, while on the 
margin there are numerous long, fine, glassy filaments. 
The ovisac is white, conical in form, strongly 
striated longitudinally, on the dorsum and sides, but 
smooth on the ventral surface, and attains a length 
of 9 mm. on the dorsal surface, and 6 mm. on 
the ventral sulface, while the width and height are 
from 5 to 6 mm. Around the margin of the thorax 
there is a fringe composed of tufts of white wax 
directed towards the posterior extremity, each one 
being from 2.750 mm. to 4 mm. long. 
The entire surface of the body is furnished 
with long, dark brown or black hairs, and around 
