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Pseudococcus swezeyi sp. n. 



Adult female viviparous; resembles P. longispinus in gen- 

 eral appearance, but marginal filaments are not developed, 

 only the last three segments bearing short filaments and the 

 caudal lobes with long setae. 



Adult female pinkish brown, about 2 nnn, long by 1 mm. 

 broad, quite flat, very active when disturbed. Body slightly 

 covered with a thin, white, meal_y secretion which does not 

 hide the color nor the segmentation. Legs and antennae light 

 yellowish brown. When placed in liquid potash body turns 

 dark reddish brown and becomes clear after boiling. Anten- 

 nae eight-jointed, with the 8tli longest and 4 the shortest. 

 Joints 1 and 2 are broader than 3, 4, 5, 6 and Y. Joint 8 

 swollen in the middle so as to be as broad as joints 1 and 2. 

 Each joint with a few hairs, joint 8 with numerous hairs, 

 some of which are quite stout. Joints 5 and 6 subequal. 

 Formula: 8, 1, 2, 3, 7 (5, 6), 4. Legs quite stout. Femur 

 quite swollen. Trochanter plus femur subequal with tibia 

 dIus tarsus. Tarsus one-half as long as tibia. Claw stout 

 and sharply curved with dilated digitules. Digitules of tar- 

 sus long fine knobbed hairs. Trochanter has a very long 

 stout hair, longer than the hind leg. Anal lobes not promi- 

 nent, with long fine setae, thinner than the hairs of anal ring, 

 ^vhich are stout and about subequal in length with the caudal 

 setae. The lobes also have two very stout, long, conical spines 

 and several long fine hairs surrounded by many round pores 

 forming distinct light brown patches. There is also a similar 

 patch on the penultimate segment near margin ; the rest of the 

 marginal patches bear two conical spines and a few round 

 pores, but becomes less distinct as they approach the cephalic 

 end. On the dorsum are numerous long fine hairs and round 

 ])ores. Caudad of the anal ring is a double row of long fine 

 hairs. 



Male cocoon is of the usual type and firm of texture. 

 Male larva when ready to pupate is light grayish green. 



Adult male of the usual type, of a dirty yellow green color. 

 Thorax quite elevated above and of dark brown color; eyes 

 red. Wings iridescent, showing a beautiful pink color in cer- 

 tain light. Caudal filaments snow-white, extending beyond the 

 folded wings about half the length of the body; they are as 

 ^<mg as the length of the body. Antennae and legs brown and 



