Mr. A. Hempel on Brazilian Coccidse. 389 



stated to be from New Guinea (collector unknown to me). 

 The rest of the collection is in very bad condition. I con- 

 jecture, however, from the series of species contained in it 

 that the insects may have been captured towards the southern 

 end of British New Guinea. I hope to obtain further parti- 

 culars later on. 



The absence of the stigmatic brand on the anterior wings 

 separates it from the group of 0. priamus, and the shape 

 and neuration of the wings from the Schoenbergia group. 

 I have compared it with the drawing of the neuration of 

 Schoenbergia (?) goliaih, Honrath, as figured by Mr. Rippon, 

 and find little, if any, difference; if the true locality of 

 S. goliath is New Guinea (Mr. Rothschild gives its locality 

 as Waigeu?, Dorey?), it is very probable that my butterfly 

 is the male of that species. 



A new genus should be created for this species. 



L. — Descriptions of Brazilian Coccidse. 

 By Adolph Hempel, S. Paulo, Brazil. 



The writer has published, in the ' Revista do Museu Paulista,' 

 vol. iv., a paper on the Coccidse of Brazil. One hundred and 

 thirty-one species are included in that paper, which is printed 

 in the Portuguese language ; and under the circumstances it 

 was thought advisable to publish the descriptions of the new 

 species in the English language as well. 



The measurements of the scales, body, antennas, and long 

 hairs are in millimetres ; those of the joints of the antennas 

 and legs, and of short hairs, spines, and glands, are in micro- 

 millimetres. 



Coccidse. 



Subfamily Monophlebin^:. 



Genus Lderya, Signoret. 



Icerya brasiliensis, Hempel. 



Adult female elliptical, pink; antennse and legs dark 

 brown, entirely covered with white secretion ; consisting of 

 one long caudal tuft, one cephalic tuft, a lateral and a sub- 

 lateral row of nine tufts on each side, and a central longitu- 

 dinal mass. A tuft on each side of the caudal and cephalic 

 tufts is longer than the other marginal tufts. Ovisac large, 



