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brown, ocelli black except the two upper and the lowest one 

 which are white, mandibles black, a black line on posterolateral 

 margin of head; dorsal tubercles of two rows beginning with 

 segment three, in each row, two per segment except segment 

 four; a row of tiny tubercles, one per segment, just antero- 

 ventral to each of the anterior dorsal tubercles in segments five 

 to twelve; the spiracles of segments five to twelve have a group 

 of four tubercles surrounding each, by their union on some 

 segments there are but three of these, a similar cluster of tuber- 

 cles occupies the position corresponding to spiracle on segments 

 three and four; a line of tubercles just dorsal of the base of the 

 feet; four ventral tubercles on segments 5, 6, 11, 12 (those seg- 

 ments having no feet) ; the ventral tubercles have two or three 

 hairs, others mostly but one, a few hairs on the head also. 



Description of pupa. — 16 mm. long and 3 mm. wide, nearly 

 cylindrical, abruptly tapering at the two posterior segments; 

 uniform medium brown a slightly darker band on posterior 

 margin of abdominal segments; tiny short hairs where there 

 were hairs on the larva; wing-cases a little pointed, extending to 

 posterior margin of fourth abdominal segment, one pair of leg- 

 cases extends a little farther, about half way on the fifth segment; 

 cremaster very short, blunt with a few hooked spines. The 

 pupa is found in a slight cocoon inside the vine where the larva 

 fed. 



Habitat as given by Hampson: China, Sikhim, Khasia, 

 Nilgiris, Ceylon, Burma, Andamans, Java, Duke of York Island. 



In the discussion following these papers, Mr. Kotinsky said 

 that although he had tried many expedients for breeding para- 

 sites from Ceroplastes rubens, he had so far not met with success. 

 The one specimen of Tomocera ceroplastes secured was cut out of 

 the scale. Mr. Craw stated that out of a number of consign- 

 ments of parasitized Ceroplastes sent by him to Australia no 

 parasites were secured. 



