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but in such species as K. quercus and K. nivalis these 

 organs are either atrophied or rudimentary. The 

 anal orifice is hairless, and there is an entire absence of 

 caudal tubercles, or they are barely indicated, as in 

 K. Kingii, Cockerell,* by " brown, chitinous, bristly 

 patches." 



The male undergoes its final transformations in a 

 felted sac or puparium somewhat like that of the 

 members of the genus Dactylopius. According to 

 Signoret t the males resemble those of the Coccina3 

 (here Dactylopiinae) . In K. bauliinii (the only species 

 observed by Signoret) the head is globular, with four 

 eyes and six ocelli. Antennae of ten joints, with several 

 knobbed hairs on the terminal joint. Wings long. 

 Abdomen long, with a short genital armature and two 

 long caudal filaments. 



With regard to the eyes, there can of course be but 

 one pair ; correctly, therefore, there must be four pairs 

 of ocelli, and all these latter are shown in Signoret's 

 figure to be on the upper surface of the head. 



The distinctive features of the larva (PI. LX, fig. 8) 

 are its well-developed anal lobes, which stand out 

 quite clear of the margin ; they are not recessed or 

 placed within a cleft, as in the Lecaniinas. 



Briefly the characters of the genus may be set forth 

 as follows : 



Adult female usually globular in form ; naked, or partly 

 or wholly covered by secretion. Antennae and legs 

 either well developed, atrophied, or rudimentary, the 

 antennae consisting of not more than six joints. Male 

 puparium felted. Larva with prominent anal lobes, 

 and six hairs to the anal orifice. 



SYNOPSIS OF SPECIES. 



A. Adult female globular, antennae and legs well 

 developed. 



(i) ... VARIEGATUS. 



* < Ann. Nat. Hist./ ser. 7, vol. ii, p. 330. 



t Signoret, ' Essai/ p. 304. 



