SUBFAMILY ERIOCOCCINAE 



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nn. Cephalic pair of anal ring setae of 

 adult female twice as far apart as 

 caudal pair; cuticle of female 

 nymphs provided with rows of 

 blunt setae; antennae of adult fe- 

 male consisting of six segments; 



body without labiae 



Fonscolombia Fonsc. 



11. Antennae of adult female consisting of 

 three segments; femora with distal por- 

 tion dilated; tarsal claws large, entire, 

 scarcely arcuate, armed; presence of six 



anal ring setae not certain 



Termitococcus Silv. 



jj. Body circular in outline; legs short and stout, 

 femora greatly swollen, radiating from peri- 

 phery of the body; abdomen shorter than dis- 

 tance between two caudal pairs of legs; an- 

 tennae of adult female consisting of six seg- 

 ments. Pseudoripersia Ckll. 



ii. Cuticle of adult female with numerous conical 

 setae that are about as broad as long; anal 

 ring crescentic in outline with anal ring setae 

 located on convex side; antennae of adult fe- 

 male with seven segments. Gymnococcus Dougl. 

 hh. Anal lobes strongly chitinized with blunt spine- 

 like projection at distal end, making them appear 

 segmented; anal ring circular; antennae of adult 

 female with six segments; cuticle with conspicu- 

 ous irregularly arranged ce^ores in groups of 



three. Geococcus Green. 



gg. Adult female enclosed in shining black scale with 

 caudal orifice; antennae of adult female consisting of 



six segments; anal lobes not much produced 



Porococcus Ckll. 

 Antennae of adult female consisting of nine segments. 



f. Body of adult female covered with mealy or granular 

 wax, wax frequently forming pencils but never fused to 

 form plates or lamellae. 



g. Abdomen with glistening discs on ventral aspect of 

 first three abdominal segments, probably marking 

 position of labiae. Coccura Sulc. 



gg. Abdomen not with glistening discs on ventral aspect 

 of first three abdominal segments, even if with ven- 

 tralabiae, not with them on first three abdominal seg- 

 ments. 



h. Adult female with simple claws, not toothed. 



i. Body with twenty-four pairs of cerari and six 



