236 ORTHEZIA CATAPHRACTA. 



and Carnarvonshire, and sparingly on the Gotswolds, 

 near Cheltenham. 



Distribution. Greenland ; Norway and other parts 

 of Northern Europe. Cockerell gives Siberia, but does 

 not say if in Europe or Asia. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 



PL LXXV, fig. 9. Adult female (dorsal). X 7. 

 Figs. 10, 10 a. Antennas of the adult female; fig. 



10 represents a typical antenna, fig. 10 a an 



abnormal one. X 75. 

 Fig. 11. Eye of the adult female. X 75. 

 Fig. 12. Abdominal spiracle of the adult female, 



with, three of the surrounding glandiferous spines 



and two fine hairs. X 600. 

 Fig. 13. Terminal segment of the adult female, 



showing gland-tracts (dorsal) and anal orifice 



(ventral). X 75. 



OllTHEZIA INSIGNIS (Douglas). 



(PL LXXV, figs. 14-18.) 



Orthezia insignis, Douglas ; Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xxiv, 

 p. 169 ( ? only *), figs. 1-3 ? (1888). 



Orthezia nacrea, Buckton ; Indian Mus. Notes, vol. iii, 

 p. 103 (1894). 



Orthezia insignis (Doug.), Green ; Circular Royal Bot. 

 Gardens, Ceylon; S. 1, No. 10, pp. 83-94 (1899). 



Adult female (figs. 14, 15) usually dark bottle-green, 

 very old examples becoming blackish or piceous; legs and 

 antennaB fulvous. " Short-broad-oval, surrounded (ex- 

 cept over the head) by a marginal series of snow-white, 



* Green (1. c.) has shown that the description of the $ given by Douglas 

 applies to a totally different insect. I think it is probably a species of 

 Dactylopius. 



