PART OP PLANT ATTACKED. 

 Leaves and young stems. 



REMARKS. 



Widely distributed but not very common. 



25. Saissetia (Lecanium) nigra Nietn. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY: Newstead, Mon. Brit. Cocc., Vol. ii, p. 124. 

 Green, Cocc. of Ceylon, Part iii, p. 229. 



Adult female dark brown to black, somewhat oval, and highly 

 convex, often with a distinct hump in the centre of the dorsum, the 

 surface of which is smooth but not highly polished. The adult 

 female is oviparous and the reddish purple eggs and young larvae 

 are found beneath the shell of the parent. 



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



HOST PLANTS. 



Passifloraceae Passiflora quadrangularis (Passion Vine). 



Pittosporaceae Pittosporum sp. 



PART OP PLANT ATTACKED. 

 Young stems. 



REMARKS. 



This species has only been collected twice, once at Alexandria 

 and once in Zoological Gardens at Cairo. It is rare. 



26. Saissetia (Lecanium) oleae Bern. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY : Newstead, Mon. Brit. Cocc., Vol. ii, p. 126. 

 Green, Cocc. of Ceylon, Part iii, p. 227. 



Adult female dark brown to brownish-black, nearly circular, 

 being slightly longer than broad. Highly convex with a distinct 

 dorsal and two lateral carinse forming the letter H. Surface somewhat 

 shiny and irregular and faintly ridged towards the margin. Eggs 

 and larvae found beneath the body of the parent. 



In some examples the carinse are very faint and the dorsum 

 assumes a nearly hemispherical shape. 



Length 2-50-4 millimetres. Breadth 2-3-5 millimetres. 



