Mr. A. I loin pel on Brazilian Coccidoj. 211 



grey wax, givin^j^ it an appearance lilvc tlio skin of a small 

 lizard. 'J'lic dcnn is hard, roiii^li, wrinklL'd and reticiil ited, 

 daik rc'd(li>h brown in colour, with a nieilian iDii^itudiiial 

 rid^e and a large central rectan;;ular area. 'J'liere is a tine. 

 white frin":e around the ventral niariifin. RemoveJ from the 

 bark it leaves a patch ot" white wax. 



Lenfjth 4 50 ndllim. ; width vV.".0 niilliin. ; height 1 millira. 

 Anal ekft about l"ll)0 nidiiin. Idiil,'. 



Boiled in a solution ot KOII the derm remains brown, 

 thick, and cliitinous, with a thin transpirLint border. The 

 entire dorsal derm is crowded with large flask-shape I glands, 

 usually arranged in many irregular rosette's, with the opening 

 near the edge. Over the glands there is a thin layer com- 

 posed ot" minute square pieces. 



Antenna} variable, of seven joints. Length •4r.{7--4-t8 

 millim. Approximate formula: 3 4 (I 2) 7 5 6. Average 

 length of the joints: (1) 57, (2) 57, (3) 129, (4) 68, (5) 40, 

 (6) 37, (7) 51. The antenme are long and slender, nearly 

 the same thickness throughout. All the joints except joint 3 

 bear hairs, joints 2, 4, and 7 each bearing one quite long one. 

 Joint 4 sonietinu'S has one or more false joints. Hometiines 

 an individual will have an antenna with eight distinct joints. 

 Legs short and slender. The outer edge of the tibia is 

 slightly concave. Length of joints of first pair of legs: 

 ccxa ^1>, femur and trochanter 196, tibia 133, tarsus and 

 claw 133. Digitules of tarsus long and slender, with ex- 

 panded ends. Digitules of claw large, thick, unequal in size, 

 with expanded ends, and extending beyond the tip of claw. 

 Rostrum small, situated midway between the first and second 

 pair of legs. Rostral loop extending to the last pair of legs. 

 Anal ring apparently with ten hairs. Anal i)lates small, the 

 outer angle rounded antl the lateral sides equal in length. 

 The ventral surface bears a few hairs and small tubular 

 glands. Around the lateral margin there is a row of many 

 small sharp conical spines. The stiginatal areas are marked 

 by two or thiee short spines and one very long one. 



IJab. Ypirauga, State of S. Paulo. On the twigs of a 

 plant of the order Myrtaceae. 



Lecanium zanthoxylumy Ilempel. 



Adult female dark reddish brown, irregular, asymmetrical, 

 oblong to subcircular in outline, tlat, with a slight notch in 

 the caudal margin. Margin of the body thin ; dorsal derm 

 reticulate, hard, rough, not shiny, the middle slightly elevated 

 so as to form a longitudinal ridge; usually covered with 



