252 THE COCCIDAE 



SPECIES OF PARLATORIA 



a. Pygidium of adult female with four pairs of lobes, first, second, and 

 third pairs with mesal and lateral notches. 



b. Scale of adult female and both exuviae black; pygidium of adult 

 female with lobes distant, median, second, and third pairs blunt- 

 ly rounded, with mesal and lateral notches; fourth pair of 

 lobes small, bluntly rounded, entire; distapectinae broad, not 

 truncate, approaching latapectinae in form; anus and vulva lo- 

 cated near line drawn between pregenacerores and postgenacer- 

 ores; altaceratubae about 17, one mesal and eight on each side; 

 genacerores (6-7)7-10. United States, Europe, Australia, Algeria, 



China on Zizyphus, date-palm, orange, lemon zizyphi Lucas. 



bb. Scale of adult female and both exuviae light colored, exuviae 

 yellowish, never black; pygidium of adult female with lobes dis- 

 tant, the median, second, and third pairs typical in form; fourth 

 pair of lobes small, short, bluntly rounded, entire; distapectinae 

 broad, truncate, not approaching latapectinae in form; genacerores 

 (8-11)9-13. Cryptoparlatoria parlatorepides Lindg<r. India on 



Xanthophyllum. parlatoreoides Lindgr. 



aa. Pygidium of adult female with three pairs of lobes; exuviae of scale 

 of adult female pale, never black. 



b. Pygidium of adult female with median and second pair of lobes 

 distinctly notched. 



c. Pygidium of adult female with sides of lobes parallel or con- 

 vergent distad, never convergent proximad or constricted; 

 lobes broader than long, margins serrate; peotinae long and 

 narrow, slightly longer than lobes, distal ends obscurely 

 toothed, arranged 2, 2, 2, 2 or 3, those of each lateris adjacent 

 to lobe; altaceratubae obscure, three on each side; anus cen- 

 tral in position; spiracerores wanting; genacerores (6-6)4-4; 

 scale pale yellow, second exuvia almost covering scale, fringed 

 with narrow area of whitish wax. Cryptoparlatoria atalantiae 



Green. Ceylon on Atalantia. atalantiae Green. 



cc. Pygidium of adult female with sides of lobes not parallel, con- 

 vergent at least proximad and sometimes distad, always con- 

 stricted. 



d. Pygidium of adult female with lobes constricted on proxi- 

 mal half, pointed at distal end with one mesal and two lat- 

 eral notches, distant; fourth pair of lobes sometimes fully 

 developed; pectinae long and narrow, subequal in length to 

 lobes, not filling incisurae, finely toothed, altaceratubae 7, 

 one mesal and three on each side; brevaceratubae few in 

 number or wanting; spiracerores wanting; genacerores (4-5) 

 5-6. Cryptoparlatoria aonidiformis Green. Ceylon on Notho- 



pegia. aonidiformis Green. 



dd. Pygidium of adult female with lobes distinctly constricted 

 on proximal portion and with distal portion rounded with 

 mesal and lateral notches; pectinae broad, distinctly longer 

 than lobes, deeply toothed; altaceratubae 13, one mesal and 

 six on each side; brevaceratubae numerous; genacerores 



