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tubercles prominetit, each ciuliiig in a long seta and bearing 

 several shorter ones. There are double rows ot" round s[)in- 

 nerets from the spiraeles an 1 antennas to tho lateral margin. 

 Botii surfaces bear many filamentous glands, figurc-ot'-8 

 spinnerets, and some hairs and simple round spinnerets. 

 The glands and spinnerets are more numerous on the dorsal 

 surface. 



Larva (just hatched). — Very active, elliptical, yellow; 

 eyes small, brown ; antennae of six joints, Joint 6 is the 

 longest, joint 3 nearly equals joint G in length. Rostral loop 

 long, nearly reaching the anal ring. Anal ring of six hairs. 

 Anal tubercles prominent, each terminating in a long seta 

 and bearing on the inner margin two short curved spines, 

 and several hairs at the base. Legs long, stout; digitules 

 4:, very long and slender. Lateral margin of the body 

 serrated and bearing short hairs. Dorsum bears six longi- 

 tudinal rows of tigure-of-8 glands. 



Length '4-1: millim. 



Hub. Ypirauga and Sao Paulo. On trunk and branches 

 of Baccharis dracuncu/i/o/ia. 



It is sometimes found in large numbers and is securely 

 fastened to the bark. 



Genus Ckyptokermes, Hempel. 



Adult female resembling Kermes ; enclosed in a rough 

 spherical test. Legs and antennas nearly obsolete. Caudal 

 portion of derm with a dense mass of sharp spines. Abdo- 

 men bears seven pairs of spiraeles. 



Type Cryptokermes brasiliensisj Hempel. 



Cryptokermes hrasiliensis, Hempel. 



Adult female test rough, hard, brittle, spherical, with a 

 round orifice at the caudal end ; semitransjjarent, dark brown 

 in colour J G millim. in diameter. Adult female light yellow- 

 filling the entire test. Derm soft, except in tiie caudal 

 region, where it becomes chitinized, and has massed upon it 

 a large number of sharp spines. Antennae not observed. 

 Legs represented by small tubercles with large claws, serrated 

 on the inner edge. 



Two pairs of large spiraeles are present on the thorax and 

 seven pairs of smaller ones on the abdomen. 



Anal ring hairless. The caudal end of the intestine is 

 chitinized for a short distance and bears a thick collar, wiiieh 

 sometimes shows reticulations. 13uth surfaces of the body 



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