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rostrum is a truncate conical tubercle (pi. ii, fig. 17), with a deep 

 central pit from which springs a stout bristle : this presumably 

 represents the nymphal antenna. The anus is small but densely 

 chitinous, and the future genital orifice is indicated by a trans- 

 verse scar (pi. ii. fig. 18), On each side, about midway between 

 the genital scar and the anal aperture, is a circular glandular disc 

 (pi. ii, fig. 19). There are eight pairs of spiracles, all of approxi- 

 mately the same size. Four (2 pairs) of these open on the ventral 

 surface of the thorax ; the remainder are disposed near the lateral 

 margin of the abdomen. In one example I find 7 abdominal spira- 

 cles on one side and 6 on the other. The structure of abdominal 

 and thoracic spiracles is identical, the former being distinguished 

 solely by their position and by the presence — on one side — of three 

 minute pores which are absent in the abdominal spiracles. Simi- 

 lar pores are associated with the thoracic spiracles of the adult 

 female. The stigmatic aperture opens into a broad cylindrical 

 chamber, at the base of which is a group of prominent ceriferous 

 glands. This is followed by a smaller (? valvular) chitinous cham- 

 ber communicating with the tracheal vessels (pi. ii, fig. 20). 



Nymphal cyst globular or broadly ovoid, smaller examples 

 sometimes irregular in form ; smooth ; consisting of very thin and 

 brittle nacre ; transparent and colourless, or slightly yellowish ; 

 the pale golden or honey-yellow appearance being due to the 

 colour of the contained nymph. Empty cysts assume an opaque 

 whitish tint, with a slight pearly lustre, due to decomposition 

 and the presence of air between the lamellae. The cysts * d,' des- 

 cribed on page 71 of my previous paper (loc. cit.), and shown on 

 plate iii, figs. 12, 13, undoubtedly belong to this species and not 

 to M . indica. The c^^sts that I have seen vary in diameter from 

 I to 2'5 mm., but much larger cysts must occur, to produce the 

 larger females that I have received. 



Living females, placed on fine soil, deposited numerous eggs, 

 amongst a mass of loose woolly secretion. The eggs (pi. ii, fig. 21) 

 are very elongate and narrow ; very pale yellow ; approximately 

 three times as long as broad, — 0*57 by 0*2 mm. These eggs 

 proved infertile and I have been unable to obtain young larvae. 



Since my earlier and very imperfect description, I have 

 received ample material of this interesting species, both from 

 Mr. Coleman and from Mr. Fletcher. The former informs me that 

 his specimens were collected by his Assistant at " Honnali, in 

 the Shimoga District, Mysore State, about 120 miles north-west 

 of Bangalore." They are reported to have been found " while 

 digging for egg-pods (of the Jola Grasshopper) in a broad bund 

 at Honnali. They were fairly numerous and were obtained from 



5 to 7 inches beneath the soil. The males were also enclosed in 

 shells but emerged soon after excavating, and were observed 

 copulating towards the evening." They are said to have been 

 associated with ' hariali ' grass (Cynodon dactylon). 



Mr. Fletcher's specimens were obtained in the Bellary District, 

 Madras Presidency (on the Mysore frontier), by one of his 



