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bb. Antennae with distal segment constricted near middle and prox- 

 imal half distinctly swollen, two sides of distal segment not 

 uniformly convex. palmerii R. & H. 



ADULT FEMALES 



a. Body furnished with many long glassy filaments of wax arising 

 from dorsal cerores. 



b. Body supported by ovisac with distinct longitudinal flutings 



purchasi Mask. 



bb. Body supported by ovisac without longitudinal flutings 



seychellarum Westw. 

 aa. Body not furnished with long glassy filaments of wax. 



b. Body supported by ovisac with prominent longitudinal flutings; 

 tufts of wax bordering dorsal aspect limited to two at each end, 



each tuft usually much longer than entire ovisac 



montserratensis R. & H. 



bb. Body supported by ovisac with only faint longitudinal flutings; 

 tufts of wax bordering dorsal aspect ten or more in number, 

 longest not much longer than ovisac. aegyptiaca Doug. 



Tessarobelus Montr. A single species, guerinii Montr., described 

 from New Caledonia on Melaleucae and Filices, is included. 



Lophococcus Ckll. This genus includes a single species, mirabilis 

 Ckll., from Natal on Mimosa. Newstead has described a variety, mirabilis 

 tricornis Newst., from Dutch Southwest Africa and Vayssiere a second 

 species, vuilleti, from West Africa on Acacia. 



Walkeriaiia Sign. The following species are included in this 

 genus: andreae Green from Congo, Africa; compacta Green from Ceylon; 

 euphorbiae Green from Ceylon on Euphorbia; floriger Walk, from Ceylon 

 on Litzea; poleii Green from Ceylon on Dodonaea; and senex Green from 

 Ceylon on Dodonaea. 



Aspidoproctus Newst. A single species, pertinax Newst., was 

 originally described from Central Africa. Two additional species, arma- 

 tus Newst. on Acacia and maximus Newst. on Brachystegia, have been 

 added from German East Africa, while Vayssiere has added bouvieri 

 Vays. from French Equatorial Africa and serrei Vays. from Batavia, 

 Java. 



Drosicha Walk. The following species belong in this genus: 

 burmeisteri Westw. from Java, China, Japan on pine; contrahens Walk, 

 from Ceylon, North China; corpulenta Knw. from Japan on oak; craw- 

 fordi Mask, from Australia on Eucalyptus; illigeri Westw. from Tas- 

 mania; leachii Westw. from India; lichenoides Ckll. from Philippine Is- 

 lands on Ficus; maskelli Ckll. from Java, China, Japan on Ficus, Gar- 

 denia, pine; raddoni Westw. from West Africa. 



Mimosicerya Ckll. A single species, hempeli Ckll. from Brazil 

 on Mimosa (?), is included. Newstead has described and figured this 

 coccid with considerable detail and proposed the new generic name Cly- 

 peococcus for it. 



Stigmacoccus Hemp. This genus includes a single species, asper 

 Hemp, from Brazil, where it is found in the nests of Campanotus and 

 upon the bark of Inga. 



