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ff. Body of adult female enclosed in spherical felted ovisac 

 with elongated dorsal opening; anal ring of adult fe- 

 male with six anal ring setae and their tibiae longer 



than their tarsi Austrolichtensia Ckll. 



ee. Antennae of adult female with less than seven segments. 

 f. Antennae of adult female consisting of six segments. 

 g. Wax excreted by adult female not limited for most 

 part to dorsal aspect; stigmatic clefts without spinae. 

 h. Body of adult female elongate, two or more times 

 as long as broad, antennae and legs short and 

 stout; ovisac cottony or felted; dorsum with 



numerous truncated setae Eriopeltis Sign. 



hh. Body of adult female oval or subdval, not twice 

 as long as broad. 



i. Adult female with body enclosed in felted ovi- 

 sac; legs and antennae normal in size; insects 

 arboreal in habits; anal ring of first stage nymphs 



with eight anal ring setae Fillipia Targ. 



ii. Adult female with body enveloped in loose 

 white cottony wax or in thin shell of hard wax; 

 legs and antennae complete in form but greatly 

 reduced in size; insects subterranean in habits; 

 antennae of adult female sometimes consisting 



of eight segments. Lecanopsis Targ. 



gg. Wax excreted by adult female limited for most part 

 to dorsal aspect, excreted from prominent lateral or 

 mesal rows of cerores with cuticular tubes; stigmatic 



clefts with four spinae Ceronema Mask. 



ff. Antennae of adult female rudimentary, segmentation 

 indistinct, four segments or less; legs rudimentary, 



stout conical claw-like protuberances : 



Pseudophillipia Ckll. 



cc. Body of adult female excreting doughy or cottony ovisac situ- 

 ated beneath or behind body of insect; abdomen of adult female 

 never with segmentation indicated. 



d. Adult female not excreting an ovisac that is elongated pos- 

 teriorly; dorsum of insect sometimes covered with wax. 

 e. Antennae consisting of eight segments; ovisac cone- 

 shaped and fluted; body of insect free from host-plant on 

 end of conical ovisac; anal ring with ten anal ring setae 



Pulvinella Hemp. 



ee. Antennae consisting of seven segments; ovisac not coni- 

 cal with fluted sides; dorsum of second nymphal stage 



with lamellae of wax Pseudopulvinaria Atk. 



dd. Adult female excreting ovisac that is elongated posteriorly 



behind body of the insect and that does not cover body at all. 



e. Body of adult female triangular in outline; ovisac only 



slightly developed, mere fringe around hind margin of 



