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REPORT UPON A COLLECTION OF 



Genus SAISSETIA Dep. 



Saissetia oleae (Bern.). 



Previous records. A widely distributed tropical and subtropical 

 species. 



Lower California records. From Ficus palmeri at San Bartolo, 

 oleander at Miraflores, Tapirira edulis ("ciruela") at Todos Santos, and 

 undetermined vine at La Paz. 



Saissetia nigra (Nietn.). 



Previous records. A widely distributed tropical and subtropical 

 species. 



Lower California records- From undetermined species of Ficus at 

 La Paz. 



Genus TOUMEYELLA Ckll. 



Toumeyella cerifera n. sp. 



Fig. 13. 



Type from Albizzia occidentals ("palo escopeta") at Agua Caliente. 



Habit. Found in deep cracks beneath loose bark under shelters built 

 by an ant of the genus Crematogaster. Adult female secreting a distinct 

 ovisac, high convex, broadly oval, length as much as 5 mm., height 3 mm. 



Fig. 13. Toumeyella cerifera n. sp. : A, anal plates; B, antenna; C, type of dor- 

 sal pore; E, spines and pores of stigmatic depression; D, leg. 



