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like projections, arranged 1, 1; setae long, particularly 

 median pair; pygidium of second nymphal female with, 

 median pair of lobes projecting, bluntly rounded, distinct 

 lateral notch; second pair of lobes subtriangular, blunt, 

 lateral notch; third pair of lobes triangular, pointed; 

 pectinae long, deeply lacinate, much longer than lobes, ar- 

 ranged 2, 2, 3, 3-4, those of lateres smaller than those of 

 incisurae; incisurae with altaceratbuae-like oraceratubae ; 

 anus twice its width from caudal margin. Natal on 

 Euphorbia. austro-africana Lindgr. 



ee. Pygidium of adult female with distinct lobe-like lobes; 

 median pair of lobes subadjacent, mesal margins sub- 

 parallel, bluntly rounded, lateral margin oblique, two or 

 three lateral notches; second pair of lobes broadly round- 

 ed, twice as broad as long, slight mesal and lateral emar- 

 ginations; plates shorter than lobes, truncated, arranged 

 0, 2, 8, those of each lateris arranged 3-1-1-1-1-1; setae 

 long and stout; pygidium of second nymphal female 

 with median pair of lobes longer than broad, rounded, 

 lateral notch; second pair of lobes similar in form and 

 subequal in size; third pair of lobes much smaller, bluntly 

 rounded, longer than broad, lateral notch; pectinae about 

 as long as lobes, arranged 2, 2, 3, 7, (those of median 

 incisura furcapectinae, those of other incisurae and adja- 

 cent to third lobe broad distapectinae, others more point- 

 ed and irregular in form, those of each lateris arranged 

 3-2-2; setae as long as lobes; incisurae with altaceratuba- 



like oraceratubae. India on Mimusops 



spinosissima Lindgr. 



dd. Pygidium of adult female without lobes, but with pectina- 

 like pseudolobes. 



e. Body of adult female entire, not crenulate; pygidium of 

 adult female hyaline, without lobes, provided with twenty- 

 four long pectina-like pseudolobes; anus located about 

 three times its length from caudal margin; anus and vulva 

 superimposed; pygidium of second nymphal female with, 

 pectinae arranged 2, 2, 3, 3, equal in length with lobes; 

 each lateris with an acute lobe-like projection cephalad of 

 pectinae; median pair of lobes widest at middle, lateral 

 and slight mesal notch; second pair of lobes with lateral 

 notch; third pair of lobes with lateral and mesal notches. 



Ceylon on Mesua. ferreae Ruth. 



ee. Body of adult female with margin with deep rounded 

 crenulations ; pygidium without lobes, but with about 

 seven elongate deeply lacinate pectina-like pseudolobes, 

 one located on meson; margin of pygidium between 

 pseudolobes distinctly dentate; pygidium of second nymph- 

 al female with median pair of lobes elongate, longer than 

 broad, rounded, mesal and lateral notches; second and 

 third pairs of lobes similar in form, larger; fourth pair 



