46 VIXSONIA STELLIFERA. 



of the Diaspinse. Legs (PL XLIII, figs. 7, 8) short, 

 anterior pair usually contracted, intermediate and pos- 

 terior pairs more or less straight ; on the tro chanter 

 there is a long hair, and on the tarsus there are about 

 three minute ones ; digitules to claw very large, dilated 

 at both extremities, but more so at the apex. Anal 

 lobes (PI. XLIII, fig. 9) with three long hairs ; anal 

 ring of six hairs (PI. XLIII, fig. 10) attached to a 

 very long retractile sac. 



First larval test of female (PL XLIV, fig. 12) with 

 the central snow-white boss completely covering the 

 dorsum of the sublying insect ; the anterior and three 

 lateral arms, and also the four posterior appendages, 

 correspond with those at the extremity of the rays or 

 arms in the adult. 



The test of the female at its period of fecundation 

 (PL XLIV, fig. 13) resembles the former, but more of 

 the clear, glass-like wax is added, which pushes away 

 the snow-white appendages from the sides of the body, 

 the latter showing through the test and giving it a pale 

 bottle-green colour. 



Female after fecundation with the cereous test differ- 

 ing only from that of the adult insect in having the 

 central area flat, the expanse of the rays or arms being 

 almost as great as in the adult insect. 



Wide, 2 mm. 



Male (PL XLIV, fig. 1) of a pale, dull red colour, 

 the thorax paler ; the apodema darker ; the collar 

 dusky yellow ; eyes and ocelli black ; antennae and 

 legs paler than the body ; wings iridescent ; costal 

 nervure roseate ; form short and very broad. Antennas 

 of ten joints, thickly set with rather long hairs, 

 apical joint (PL XLIV, fig. 2) with two* additional 

 knobbed hairs. Legs (PL XLIV, fig. 3) very long, 

 hairy ; tarsus (fig. 4) about half the length of the 

 tibia ; digitules to claw and tarsus short and knobbed. 



* My examples unfortunately got broken in preparing them for study, 

 and I am not quite certain if the number of knobbed hairs is correctly 

 given ; the only terminal joint appears to be perfect. 



