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of Neciandra sp. (coll. F. Noack.) L. perconvexitm belongs 

 to the group of L. piinctatiini Ckll., scvobiculatinn Mask., 

 urichi Ckll., and iuibricatuni Ckll, 



(2) Pscudoparlatoria noacki n. sp. — Female scale 

 I Vs mm. diam., flat or very slightly convex, circular or 

 nearl}^ so, stained with a light coffee-brown, except the 

 margins, which remain white, sometimes the' whole scale 

 being whitish; exuviae central to sublateral, rather large, 

 exposed; the first skin is sometimes greenish with a yellow 

 spot at each end. 



Female with five groups of circumgenital glands, me- 

 dian of 7, cephalo-laterals about 20, caudo-laterals 16 to 18. 



Hab. — Campinas, Brazil, on leaves of a forest tree, 

 Jan. 1898 (coll. F. Noack.) 



(3) Mytilaspis pcrlonga n. sp. — Female scale long 

 and narrow, 3 '/,. mm. long, hardly i mm. wide; convex, 

 straight, very pale ochreous; exuviae shining apricot-color, 

 the first being rather coppery in color; first skin exposed, 

 second covered. Male scale similar but much smaller. 



Female with five groups of circumgenital glands, me- 

 dian of 7, cephalo-laterals and caudo-laterals of about 14 

 each. Median lobes wide apart; gland-hairs (spine-likeplates) 

 very large; only one in first interlobular interval. 



Hab. — On twigs of Baccharis, Campinas, Brazil, 

 Jan. 1898 (coll. F. Noack.) On the same twigs are a few 

 examples of Lccanimn baccharidis Ckll. 



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