106 ASPIDIOTUS FICUS. 



parallel, ends widely and equally rounded. Colour as 

 in the female, with the posterior extension blue grey. 

 Ventral surface (fig. 13) grey at the margin, becoming 

 darker towards the centre, where it is usually pale 

 blue. Larval exuviae circular and pale orange yellow. 



Long. *75 1 mm. 



Pupa mottled and streaked with dull orange; 

 sheaths of the appendages colourless ; eyes black. 



Perfect male not observed in this country. Corn- 

 stock describes its colour as orange yellow, with dark- 

 brown apodema, and purplish-black eyes. 



Habitat. Royal Gardens, Kew ; on Garclnia cam- 

 bogia (Green) ; Lonchocarpus barteri, Benth. ; Eugenia 

 malaccensis ; and Phemieria incarnata. 



Distribution. Abundant in the United States of 

 America and the West Indies. Mr. Green has met 

 with it in Ceylon. It is common in Australia, and I 

 have received it on Jambosa vulgaris from Egypt 

 (Prof. Sickenberger). In Europe Prof. Berlese has 

 taken it in Italy. 



From what I could gather at Kew this species does 

 not increase very rapidly, but, judging from the various 

 stages of the insect, several broods are probably pro- 

 duced during the year. My specimens were taken in 

 July, and at that time the male scales were tenanted 

 with mature pupae. English examples are very dark, 

 and in this respect most like those from Egypt. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PL I, fig. 7. Puparium of adult female, dorsal view, 

 with a very young example superposed at side. 



v 9^ 

 X ^O. 



Fig. 8. Puparium of immature female, x 25. 

 Fig. 9. Adult female at period of parturition, x 



25. 

 Fig. 10. Adult female after treatment with potash. 



X 50. 

 Fig. 11. Thoracic spine of adult female. X 600. 



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