Mr. A. lltinpel on Brazilian Coccidj«. Ill 



numerous hairs, llostral loop reaching to tlie second pair of 

 lcj;s. Anal ring with six large hairs. Anal tubercles not 

 conspicuous, each one ending in a long seta and bearing two 

 short sliaip spines and many hairs and small glands. On 

 the dorsal surface near tiie lateral margin there are about 

 thirtv-tive groups of spines, each group consisting of two 

 short sharp spines, lioth surfaces bear hairs and numerous 

 small triangular spinnerets. Besides these there are, on the 

 ventral surface of the last live segments of the ab lomen, 

 many transverse rows of larger round spinnerets. 



Larva (ju'^t hatched). — Oval in form; lig!it yellow, eyes 

 brown. Anal tubercles prt)minent, each ending in a long 

 seta. Antennie G-jointed, joint G the longest. L^gs large; 

 digitules fine, hair-like. Anal ring with six hairs. Rostral 

 loop long, reaching to the end of the body. Length '310 

 millim. 



Hab. Sao Paulo. In the grooves of the petioles of leaves 

 of a cultivated tree. 



Genus SOLENOCOCCUS. 

 Solenococcus tuberculus, Herapel. 



Adult female test oval in outline, dorsum very convex. 

 There is one median longitudinal dorsal row of seven small 

 tubercles ; and two rows on each side, the dorso-lateral with 

 six tubercles, the lateral with three tubercles. Around the 

 lateral margin there is a row of from eighteen to twenty 

 tubercles. The caudal end is slightly recurved and is pro- 

 vided with a round aperture. The test is elastic and tough, 

 of a brown colour, but fine lines of whitish wax radiate from 

 the tubercles, giving it a general grey appearance. There 

 are two inconsjjicuous white lines on the side near the 

 margin ; these converge on the ventral surface. The test is 

 securely fastened to the back, within smooth, shiny, of a dark 

 brown colour. 



Length 7 millim., width ;3 millim., height 3'75 millim. 



Adult female smooth, shiny, steely blue above, yellowish 

 beneath, filling the eiitire test. Boiled in a solution of KOH 

 it colours the liquid light brown. The anteniue are repre- 

 sented by two small tubercles, each bearing a brush of hairs. 

 Legs wanting. llostrum widely removed from antenna3, 

 situated midway between the two pairs of spiracles. Mentum 

 small, dimerous. Anal ring apjmrently with eight large 

 hairs. Anal lobes large, the inner edge serrated, bearing 

 several seta?. Just above the anal ring there is a semicircular 

 chitinous plate which bears two hairs at its base. On the 



