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femur and trochanter, 144; tibia 119; tarsus, 69; 
claw, 16. The digitules of the tarsus, as well as 
those of the claw, are long and fine, with the ex- 
tremities expanded. The stigmal areas are indicated 
by shallow incisions on the lateral margin, furnished 
with two straight spines, 16 microns in length, and 
another spine, ticker and curved, about 25 microns 
in length. The pores of the derm on the dorsal 
surface are oval in form, with a longitudinal dia- 
meter of 19 microns. Around the lateral margin 
of the body there are scattered some fine, simple 
hairs. The anal fissure is 0.775 mm. in length, 
with the edges contiguous. The anal plates are small, 
triangular, dark, with the interior margin 0.150 mm. 
long, and the anterior-lateral and posterior-lateral 
margins equal, and about 0.106 mm. long. 
Hab. Tabôas, State of Minas Gerdes. where it 
was found infesting grape vines that had been im- 
ported from Chile, the especimens having been re- 
mitted by Dr. Carlos Moreira. The type is incor- 
porated in the collections of the Museu Paulista, 
with the number 19951. 
Neolecanium ferum n. sp. 
The adult female is irregular ou sub-circular 
in form, with the dorsal surface but slightly con- 
vex and the lateral margins thickened. The body 
is colored dark red, the dorsum not being shiny, 
but covered with a thin layer of white wax. Boiled in a 
solution of KOH, the liquid becomes colored dark 
chestnut with a red tinge, and becomes darker after 
it has cooled off. The derm becomes soft and trans- 
parent, with a chitinized area around the anal ori- 
fice, ornamented with short spines. The antennae 
are rudimentary or atrophied, and are represented 
by small tubercles 56 microns long. The legs also 
are atrophied. The margin of the body is thick, and is 
incised and chitinized at the stigmal areas, where 
there is at least one short, thick spine. There are 
hundreds of small circular glands in the space be- 
tween the margin and the spiracles. The tracheae 
