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straight or curved, white, cottony and almost entirely overlap- 

 ping the body of the insect. Antenns composed of nine seg- 

 ments, of which segment II is the longest, III a little shorter 

 than II, and VIII the shortest ; all the segments hairy ; formula 

 of three examples given below: 



II, III, (IV, V, IX), (I, VI), (VII, VIII). 

 II, III, (V, IX), (I, VI, VII), IV, VIII. 

 II, III, (V, IX), IV, (I, VI), (VII, VIII). 



Mouth parts small, the rostral setae rather short. Legs 

 subequal; tibia three times as long as the tarsus; claw strong 

 and curved with teeth in the inner margin ; digitules of tarsus 

 slender while those of the claw short and stout. Derm thick, 

 set with fine hairs and numerous simple spinnerets. Anal lobes 

 indicated by a long hair and several short spiny hairs, and there 

 is a conspicuous group of sjiinnerets surrounding the base of 

 the hair. Anal opening with six prominent hairs. 



Length, 3 to 3.5 mm. ; width, 2 to 2.5 mm. ; ovisac, 6 to 12 mm. 



Egg — Oblong in form; pale lemon in color. Length about 

 0.25 mm ; width, 0.11 mm. 



First larval stage — Oval in outline; yellowish in color; eyes 

 red and prominent. Antenna? six-segmented, segment VI as 

 long or even longer than the three preceding segments to- 

 gether. Mouth parts very large. Legs large; tibia and tarsus 

 about equal in length. Side of the body with a series of spines. 

 Front of the head between antennae with two hairs. Anal lobes 

 with one long hair and one short spine. Length, 0.3 mm.; 

 widtli, 0.15 mm. 



Habitat — This new species lives on small branches and under- 

 side of leaves of azalea. It is closely allied to Phenacocciis 

 perganch'i Ckall., from which it may be separated at once by 

 the smaller size. 



III. EriocDcnis festuccF Kuwana et Fukaya (n. sp.) 



(Plate II, Figs. 13-14). 



Ovisac of female — Closely felted and tough; pale straw or 

 white in color; elongated, convex, with many inconspicuous 



