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into a dome shaped central portion and eight quadrate plaques 

 occupying the marginal area. In the centre of the dome there is 

 a slightly depressed area reddish brown, broadly oval, in the centre 

 of which is a small elongated raised white pad. The shallow depressed 

 lines which subdivide the test are also of a reddish brown colour 

 and in the centre of each plaque there is a more or less circular depres- 

 sion similarly coloured with one or more opaque raised white points. 

 The stigmatic bands of opaque white wax are well marked. 



In old adult females the test becomes globular, with a smooth 

 surface and almost devoid of all signs of the characteristic plaques 

 and pads of the earlier stages. 



In dead specimens the colour tends to diffuse and the whole 

 test to become a uniform brown. 



Length 3-4-5 millimetres. Breadth 2-3 millimetres. 



HOST PLANTS. 



Anacardiaceae Schinus sp. (Pepper). 



Cyperacese Cyperus sp. 



Moracese Ficus benghalensis (Banyan), *F. carica (Fig), 



F. infectoria, F. pseudosycomorus, F. 



spp. 



Musaceae Musa sapientum (Banana). 



Myrtaceae Psidium gua-java (Guava). 



Rosaceae Crataegus sp. 



Rutaceae Citrus spp. 



PART OP PLANT ATTACKED. 



Fruit, leaves, and young stems. 



REMARKS. 



This is not a very common species except possibly in the Faiyum 

 the big fig-growing area but it is widely distributed. It is a pest 

 of figs in Palestine. 



19. Coccus (Lecanium) hesperidum Linn. (THE SOFT SCALE). 



BIBLIOGRAPHY : Newstead, Mon. Brit. Cocc., Vol. ii, p. 78. 

 Green, Cocc. of Ceylon, Part iii, p. 188. 



Adult female elongate oval, more or less flat and soft skinned ; 

 pale yellow to brownish in colour, spotted irregularly with brownish 

 red spots tending sometimes by agglomeration to form an irregular 

 meshwork. 



The female is ovoviviparous and living larvae are usually to be 

 found beneath the body of the adult female. 



Length 2-3-5 millimetres. Breadth 1-25-2-50 millimetres. 



