466 Mr. E. E. Green's Remarks on 



24 pores) across the base of the pygidium. An isolated pore on 

 each side of each of the two preceding segments. Length 0*45 to 

 0*5 mm. Breadth 0'3 to 0*4 mm. 



Nymphal pellicle (fig. 12) rather broadly oval, narrowed behind. 

 Often with an irregular fold demarking the cephalic area. Rostrum 

 occupying a position immediately behind the centre of the body. 

 Abdominal segments well defined by transverse folds. Extremity 

 of pygidium (fig. 13) with a single median pair of large broad 

 chitinous lobes of irregular form. Two lunate marginal pores are 

 noticeable on each side, at some little distance from the median 

 pores, at which point the series is diverted inwards. Length of 

 pellicle 0"76 mm. Breadth 0*5 to 0*6 mm. 



Habitat, on stems, branches and twigs of willow 

 {Salix sp.) : Mushki, Beloochistan. Collected by Mr. V. 

 Iyer, of the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun. The 

 scales are so thickly massed on the bark that they must 

 seriously aiJect the health of the plant. 



The character of the pygidium of the adult female 

 suggests close affinity with L. kermonensis, of Lindinger, 

 which also occurs on Salix, in Persia; but the pygidial 

 margin of the nymph of that species (as figured in Lind- 

 inger's paper) displays two pairs of comparatively narrow 

 lobes and many stout conical processes, while that of 

 salicis is furnished only with a single median pair of ex- 

 tremely broad lobes. Unfortunately, I have been unable 

 to procure typical examples of kennanensis, for comparison. 



Leucasfis ja'ponica, Ckll. 



Cockerell's account of this species (Psyche, viii, p. 53, 

 1897) refers to the nymphal insect only. 



Leonardi was unable to obtain the adult form, material 

 received from the author of the name being in bad con- 

 dition. 



Lindinger appears to have been more successful, as he 

 describes and figures all three stages of the insect. These 

 figures have enabled me to identify as japonica a Leucaspis 

 collected by Dr. Annandale on Ficus religiosa, in India. 

 The following notes are drawn up from these Indian 

 examples. 



The nymphal pellicle (fig. 6) shows a more or less sym- 

 metrical division into median and lateral series of chitinous 

 plates which are more complete on the hinder segments. 

 The rostrum which, in the example figured, is shown above 



