282 THE COCCIDAE 



symmetrical, broadly spatulate, indistinctly three- 

 notched; second pair of lobes similar, much smaller, 

 unsymmetrical, incised, lateral lobelet longer than 

 broad; genacerores 3-3(7-8)7-8. Turkey in Asia on 



Juniperus. juniperi Lindgr. 



dd. Pygidium without plates in second incisurae. 



e. Pygidium with median pair of lobes broad, broadly round- 

 ed, notched on lateral and mesal margins; second pair 

 of lobes small, incised, mesal lobelet larger than lateral; 

 plates arranged 2, 0, 4, those of each lateris arranged in 

 two groups of two each, one near middle, other at the 

 cephalic end; median incisura with pointed projection, 

 second incisurae with blunt projection bearing oracera- 

 tuba and seta; genacerores 3-4(6-6)4-4. Philippine Is- 

 lands, Ceylon on Eugenia, Hevea rubrovitatus Ckll. 



ee. Pygidium with median pair of lobes bluntly pointed, en- 

 tire or inconspicuously notched, distant; second pair of 

 lobes incised, mesal lobelet much larger than lateral; 

 plates arranged 2, 0, 3, those of each lateris placed, one 

 near each second lobe, one near middle, other at cephalic 

 end; median incisura with spine-like projection between 

 plates, each second incisura with lobe-like projection bear- 

 ing oraceratuba; genacerores 4-7(6-7)4-4. Seychelles 



auriculata Green, 

 cc. Pygidium with two plates in each second incisura. 



d. Pygidium with median pair of lobes distinctly notched or 

 coarsely crenulate on disltal portion, never entire. 



e. Pygidium never with more than four genacerores, nine 

 pregenacerores, and nine postgenacerores, usually within 

 following limits: 2-5(3-9)3-9. 

 f. Pygidium with median pair of lobes broader than long. 



g. Pygidium with plates of median incisura subequal 

 in length or shorter than median lobes; median pair 

 of lobes broad and rounded, lateral margins usually 

 notched, widely separated; second pair of lobes in- 

 cised, entire; plaltes arranged 2, 2, 4-6, those of sec- 

 ond incisurae long and slender, twice as long as 

 median lobes; genacerores 2-5(3-6)3-6. Algeria on 

 Ficus. minima Newst. 



gg. Pygdium with plates of median incisura always dis- 

 tinctly longer than median lobes. 



h. Preabdomen with lateral margins of its caudal 

 segment with four plates on each side; pygidium 

 with median pair of lobes broad, subtruncate, 

 notched on mesal and lateral margins; second 

 pair of lobes incised, margins subtruncate; plates 

 arranged 2, 0, 6, those of each lateris arranged 

 in three equidistant groups of two each, one near 

 second lobe, one near middle, and one at cephalic 



