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A formula approximada é: 10, 3,5, (2, 1,9) (17, 
8) (4, 6). Todas as articulações estão providas de 
pellos compridos. As pernas são compridas com 
alguns pellos, tendo cada articulação do primeiro 
par o seguinte comprimento: coxa, 140; femur 
com trochanter, 507; tibia, 437; tarso, 219; unha, 
70. Os digitulos são filiformes. 
No lado inferior de cada lado, na base das an- 
tennas, existe um pequeno olho conico e de côr 
parda. Toda a superficie da derme é coberta de 
pellos comprides e de pequenas glandulas compostas. 
fab. Santos. Estado de São Paulo Em folhas 
de uma planta que gosta de sal. Os individuos são ge- 
ralmente agglomerados no lado inferior das folhas per- 
to da nervura mediana. Tem o n. 18.335 na col- 
lecção do Museu Paulista. Enviado pelo Director 
do Museu Paulista e dedicado ao sr H. Luederwaldt. 
Icerya Luederwaldti n. sp. The female is en- 
tirely covered with a secretion of several filaments 
on the dorsum, one atthe anterior extremity, one 
at the posterior extremity, and about 7 on the mar- 
gin, on each side. These filaments are so netimes 
arranged irregularly ; they are flat, about 5 mm. 
wide, and the one on the posterior extremity is 
the longest. At this extremity there also exists an 
ovisac as long as the body of the insect, that has 
the sides parallel and striated, and the posterior ex- 
tremity slightly curved dowawards. Length of in- 
sect and ovisac 6 mm., the width being 3 mm. 
It probably grows to a larger size, as these indi- 
viduals seemed to be still immature. 
Freed from wax, the body is yellow in color with 
the ‘legs and antennae brown, Boiled ina solution of 
KOH, the derm becomes soft and transparent, but the 
antennae and legs preserve their brown color. The 
antennae are .83 mm. long and are composed of 
10 or 11 joints, of which the last is the longest. 
The antennae of but one individual were studied, 
and in these the fifth joint had a false joint. The 
length of the jomts 187-141, V8; 124850000754 
