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and in some specimens the secretion partially covering the insect. 

 The female is incapable of locomotion, except at the earliest stages, 

 and is ovoviviparous. 



Diameter of adult female 1-1-5 millimetres. 



HOST PLANTS. 



Palmaceae Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm). 



PART OF PLANT ATTACKED. 



Particularly at the base of the unfolding leaves, giving a concertina 

 effect to the frond. Also on the fronds and low down on the leaf 

 stalks. 



REMARKS. 



All the specimens so far received or collected have come from 

 Cairo; but I have little doubt that it is a fairly common species in 

 Egypt and will be found to be widely distributed. 



Subfamily COCCIN/C. 



15. Ceroplastes actiniformis Green. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY : Green, Cocc. of Ceylon, Part iv, p. 275. 



Adult female with a thick, broadly oval, hemispherical waxy 

 test ; the central area domed ; the marginal area thickened by a 

 series of eight tumescent quadrate plaques each with a depressed 

 centre and separated by marginal indentations; the apex of the dorsal 

 area with a small depressed oval spot containing a medium elongate 

 raised pad of opaque white wax. Colour very pale pink, deepening 

 to red at the junction of the marginal area, and with numerous fine 

 radiating pinkish streaks ; the depressed median spot darker than 

 the surrounding area ; the depressed spots on the marginal area 

 each with one or more small opaque white points and a fan shaped 

 band of opaque white wax covering the four stigmatic areas (after 

 Green loc. cit.). 



Length with waxy test 2-5-4-5 millimetres. Breadth 2-3-75 mil- 

 limetres. Height 1-25-2-50 millimetres. 



HOST PLANTS. 



Palmaceae Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm). 



REMARKS. 



This species has only been collected once in this country. 



