CHIONASPTS ASPIDISTRA. 189 



rated. Marginal tubular spinnerets number about nine 

 on either side of the median lobes ; a single isolated 

 example of a similar character is placed a little behind 

 each of the lateral circumgenital glands; intermediate 

 linear group consists usually of three, and the anterior 

 group of about eight. Anus central. 



Puparium of the male white and strongly tricarinate ; 

 larval exuvise colourless or faintly yellow. 



Long. 1 mm. 



Pupa (PI. XX, figs. 8, 9) pale yellow. 



Male (PL XX, fig. 10) yellow ; eyes and ocelli black ; 

 legs and antennae paler; wings ample; apodema of 

 the same colour as the body, and is only faintly 

 indicated. 



Second-stage male (PL XX, fig. 7) pale yellow ; eye- 

 spots black. 



Habitat. In Cheshire it is common on Asplenium, 

 sp., and at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Mr. Green 

 found it on Cocos plumosa and Heliconia metallica. 

 Mr. Lovell Eeays has also sent it from the London dis- 

 trict. 



Signoret's types were from France and Brazil. It 

 is common in the West Indies. Mr. Green gives it as 

 common in Ceylon. Maskell records it from Australia 

 and Formosa, and Mr. Cockerell from Japan and 

 California. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PL XX, fig. 1. Female insects natural size in situ on 



fern stem (Asplenium). 

 Fig. 2. Male insects natural size in situ on portion 



of fern leaf (Asplenium). 



Figs. 3, 3 A, and 3 B. Female puparia. X 25. 

 Fig. 4. Adult female at gestation (dorsal). X 45. 

 Fig. 5. Parasitised female (ventral). X 45. 

 Fig. 6. Puparium of male (dorsal). X 25. 

 Fig. 7. Puparium of male (ventral), disclosing 



second-stage male. X 25. 



