210 Mr. A. Hempel on Brazilian Coccidaj. 



from a tubercle. Some of tliese hairs are '133 millim. long 

 and very slender. 



Hoh. Silo Pa Ilk). On the underside of leaves of the fruit- 

 tree Euqcuid jahoticaha. 



Nearly all the specimens examined were parasitized. 



Lecanium durum^ Hempel. 



Adult female very dark brown, irregular, sometimes asym- 

 metrical, oval to oblong in outline, flat, posterior margin 

 slightly notched, anterior end usually narrower and rounded. 

 The upper surface is rougli and uneven, with a median longi- 

 tudinal ridge and a rectangular central area set off by slight 

 ridges, the entire dorsum being covered with small patches 

 of white wax. Length 5"75 millim., width 3*50 millim., 

 height 1 millim. Anal cleft about '15 millim. long, with 

 contiguous sides. Removed from the bark it leaves a thin 

 film of white wax. Boiled in a solution of KOH it colours 

 the liquid light brown. The derm is thick and retains a deep 

 brown colour, being very hard and full of irregular oval 

 glands, each with a large hyaline spot, placed subcentrally. 



Antennse variable, of seven joints, about "450 millim. long. 

 Approximate formula : 4 3 2 7 (15 6). Average leno;th of 

 tho joints : (1) 44, (2) 53, (3) 67, (4) 146, (5) 44, f6) 44, 

 (7) 4f'. All the joints except joint 3 bear hairs. Joint 4 

 sometimes has one or more false joints. Legs ordinary. 

 Length of joints of tirst pair of legs : coxa 111, trochanter 

 and lemur 204, tibia 146, tarsus and claw 160. The coxa 

 bears a short .«pine on the proximal end. The claw is very 

 slightly notched. Tarsal digitules long, slender, with 

 buttoned ends. Digitules of claw shorter, unequal in size, 

 with expanded ends. Rostrum small. Spiracles small, with 

 many round spinnerets about the external orifices. Anal 

 ring apparently with eight hairs. A ^qw hairs, short spines, 

 and tubular glands are scattered over the ventral surface. 

 Around the lateral margin is a row of sharp spines ; these are 

 about as long as the distance separating them, but are more 

 numerous near the anal cleft. The stigraatal areas contain 

 three large spines each. 



IJcih. Ypirauga, State of S. Paulo. On the bark of 

 Baccharis dracuncuUfolia. 



Lecanium glanidosuvi^ Hempel. 



Female oval, flat, sometimes asymmetrical, the margin 

 ornamented with twenty-eight to thirty triangular bits of 

 wax, and the dorsum covered with small irregular scales of 



