82 ASPIDIOTUS : SYNOPSIS OF SPECIES. 



D. Pygidium always with four groups of circum- 

 genital glands and marginal club-shaped glands. 



a. Pygidium with five pairs of club-shaped glands ; 



dorsal tubular spinnerets extending into first 

 free abdominal segment. Puparium convex, 

 purplish black. 



(vn) .... Ficus. 



a a. Tubular spinnerets not extending into five 

 abdominal segment. Puparium rich orange 

 brown. 



(vm) . . Di<TYoM'i:i;Mi. var. AKI: i.. 



b. With six pairs of club-shaped glands. Puparium 



purple brown. 



(ix) .... ALII.M 8. 



c. With seven pairs of club-shaped gland >. 



(x) .... PBESKJS, 



D D. Pygidium without club-slm|M'| glands. 



a. With one pair of well-developed lobes; spines MS 



long again as lobes. Puparium high coim -\, 

 grey. 



(xi) .... SPINOSI B. 



b. Groups of tubular spinnerets connected \\ith pores 



on hotli >urfaces of pygidium ; ciirum.Livnital 

 glands almost continuous. 1'upariiini bright 

 fulvous, 



(xn) .... BRITANNK i >. 

 <-. Spiracles of ? reticuhitcd. Tubular spinnerets 

 short. Pup;i Hum flat convex, opaque white or 

 ochreous. 



(xiu) .... HKI>I;IM. 



cc. Tubular spinnerets long. Puparium semi trans- 

 parent, showing sublying female. 



(xiv) .... CYANOPHVI.I.I. 

 E. Pygidium with two groups of circumgenitaJ glands. 

 a. Body deeply divided bet WITH thorMcic and ab- 

 dominal segments. 



(XV) .... Ah'TliTl.ATUS. 



