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sal surface, and is nearly cylindrical in form with 
the posterior extremity turned pen The ovisac 
is generally 4 to 5 mm. in length, but there are 
individuals in which it is 20 mm. long. The body, 
freed from wax, is brown in color, Cit the an- 
tennae and legs darker. It was not possible to 
study the articulations of the antennae, as these 
had been broken off. 
The eggs are oval in torm, light brown in 
color, and are 0.660 mm. long and 0.500 mm. wide. 
The newly hatched larvae are very small, light 
brown or yellowish in color, with the legs and an- 
tennae of the same color, and these last having 
their tips black. On the dorsal surface of the body 
there are about 20 small tufts of white wax, ar- 
ranged as in the adult, in two longitudinal, median 
rows, and one marginal row on each side. The 
margin also has one tuft on the anterior extremity, 
one on the posterior extremity, and four on each 
side. The hody is ovate in form, about 0.590 mm. 
long and 0.465 mm. wide. The legs and antennae 
are very long, the iatter being composea of six 
joints, the last of which is the longest, and which 
has a thick terminal spine. The claws are large 
with the interior margin dentated, generally with 
three small teeth, of which the one nearest the 
distal extremity is the largest. The digitules of 
the claw are short and spine-like. On the margin 
of the body, and apparently also on the dorsal sur- 
face, there are numerous small, thick, obtuse spines, 
The antenae are about 0.650 mm. long, and the 
legs of the first pair are 0.883 mm. long. The eyes 
were not observed. 
These larvae, with their nearly circular body 
and long legs. more nearly resemble ticks or sp'ders 
than coccids. 
Heb. Cantareira, near São Paulo. . Found in 
May 1912, by Messrs. R. v. Ihering and IL. Lue- 
derwaldt, on the exterior of “ Taquarussi ”, ( Gua- 
dua distorta Rupr.)?, where it exists singly be- 
neath the leaf sheaths. The type is incorporated 
