some Brazilian Coccidae. 455 



Calymnatiis virtdis (Green). 



Rio de Janeiro, on leaves of orange ; much attacked by a 

 fungus. The antonnaj of this species seem quite variable. 

 Collected by C. Moreira. 



Paralecaniuni marianum, sp. n. 



? . — Long-oval, a little over 4 millim. long and 2 wide, 

 shining red-brown, strongly pitted ; back obtusely longitu- 

 dinally keeled. Marginal area with some very thin easily 

 deciduous wax. After boiling the insect remains deep ferru- 

 ginous, with the submarginal area darker. The darkened 

 subrnarginal area contains numerous oval hyaline gland-pits, 

 the largest of which are 24 /x long ; the larger are placed 

 longitudinally, the smaller mostly have their long axis placed 

 transversely. The central portion of the insect is similarly 

 provided with pits or orifices, but they are smaller and less 

 numerous; about the middle of the back they are 10 ^l long 

 and 75 ^i apart. Marginal spines or plates fan-shaped, with 

 iimbriate edges ; not close together, but separated by intervals 

 of about 30 jji. Stigniatal spines short, in threes, sunk in a 

 deep square cavity. Anal ring with six very long (150-181) yu.) 

 very dark brown bristles. Anal plates dark brown, of the usual 

 form, 120 /Lt long. Mouth-parts 105 /a diameter. On each 

 side in the cephalic region is a large oval opening about Q6 (x, 

 long, aiiparently containing an eye. Legs ordinary ; femur + 

 trochanter 198, tibia 135, tarsus 72 /i long; elaw-digitules 

 with bulbous bases and very large knobs. Antennai very 

 slender, 7-jointed, joints measuring in //, : — (1) 30, (2) 45-48, 

 (3) 90-99, (4) G9-70, (5) 30-35, (6) 24-27, (7) 51-54. A 

 very long hair near end of second joint and a similar one near 

 end of fourth. 



Ilah. Maria, State of Rio de Janeiro, on leaves of a tree 

 not determined (O. Moreira). 



Paralecaniuni has hitherto been known only from Australia 

 {F. Frenchii, Maskell) and Ceylon {F. j)lanuin, niaritinunn, 

 geometricum, marginatum, and expansuvi, all of Green). The 

 present form has the aspect of a Mesolecaniam, but the fan- 

 shaped marginal scales and the cephalic orifices place it 

 without doubt in Paralecaniuni. 



Ceroplastes Fairmairiij Targioni. 



Rio de Janeiro, on the clove-tree {Goldi). 

 Very much like the Asiatic C. ceri/erus, but a[)[)arently 

 distinct by the longer anal horn. New to Brazil. 



