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Fig. 12. Puparium of male, dorsal view, x 25. 

 Fig. 13. Puparium of male, ventral view. ' x 25. 

 Fig. 14. Insects natural size in situ on leaf of food- 

 plant. 



PL II, fig. 2. Pygidium of adult female, x 250. 

 PL XI, fig. 2. Margin of pygidium of adult female. 

 X 600. 



ASPIDIOTUS DICTYOSPEEMI (Morgan), var. 

 (Newstead). 



(PL IX, figs. 711; PL II, fig. 3; PL XII, fig. 6.) 



Aspidiotus diet ij os permi^ Morgan, var. Arecae, New- 

 stead, Ent. Mo. Mag., 1893 ; S.S., vol. iv, p. 185, 

 pi. iv, fig. 2. 



Puparium of the female (PL IX, figs. 7 and 8) cir- 

 cular, or approximately so ; surface smooth or of the 

 same texture as the surface of the leaf owing to the 

 admixture of the epidermal tissues of the plant; 

 central area convex; margin broadly flat. Colour 

 usually rich orange brown, but sometimes ochreous 

 brown or dark castaneous. Exuviae central; those of 

 the larvas golden brown, having a somewhat shining, 

 metallic appearance ; those of the female much paler ; 

 first secretionary covering, with a central boss and 

 concentric ring; the second flat, or with an outer 

 raised, concentric ring. Under side of scale (PL IX, 

 fig. 9) greyish ; exuvia3 highly polished. Ventral scale 

 a thin secretion upon the plant. 



Diam. 1 1*25 mm. 



Adult female (PL IX, fig. 10) pyriform, pygidium 

 large, with the apex somewhat angular ; cephalic area 

 slightly constricted ; free abdominal segments distinct. 

 Colour pale yellow, sometimes with a faint reddish 

 tinge ; pygidium with six perpendicular brown lines, 



