Mr. A. Hempel on Brazilian Coccidae. i bi Esl 
numerous hairs. Rostral loop reaching to the second pair of 
legs. Anal ring with six large hairs. Anal tubercles not 
conspicuous, each one ending in a long seta and bearing two 
short sharp spines and many hairs and small glands. On 
the dorsal surface near the lateral margin there are about 
thirty-five groups of spines, each group consisting of two 
short sharp spines. Both surfaces bear hairs and numerous 
small triangular spinnerets. Besides these there are, on the 
ventral surface of the last five segments of the abdomen, 
many transverse rows of larger round spinnerets, 
Larva (just hatched), —Oval in form; light yellow, eyes 
brown, Anal tubercles prominent, each ending in a long 
seta. Antenne 6-jointed, joint 6 the longest. Legs large; 
digitules fine, hair-like. Anal ring with six hairs. Rostral 
loop long, reaching to the end of the body. Length °310 
millim. 
Hab, Sio Paulo. In the grooves of the petioles of leaves 
of a cultivated tree. 
Genus SOLENOCOCCUS. 
Solenococcus tuberculus, Hempel. 
Adult female test oval in outline, dorsum very convex, 
There is one median longitudinal dorsal row of seven small 
tubercles ; and two rows on each side, the dorso-lateral with 
six tubercles, the lateral with three tubercles. Around the 
lateral margin there is a row of from eighteen to twenty 
tubercles. ‘The caudal end is slightly recurved and is pro- 
vided with a round aperture. The test is elastic and tough, 
of a brown colour, but fine lines of whitish wax radiate from 
the tubercles, giving it a general grey appearance. There 
are two inconspicuous white lines on the side near the 
margin; these converge on the ventral surface. ‘The test is 
securely fastened to the back, within smooth, shiny, of a dark 
brown colour. 
Length 7 millim., width 5 millim., height 3°75 millim. 
Adult female smooth, shiny, steely blue above, yellowish 
beneath, filling the entire test. Boiled in a solution of KOH 
it colours the liquid light brown, The antennz are repre- 
sented by two small tubercles, each bearing a brush of hairs. 
Legs wanting. Rostrum widely removed from antenna, 
situated midway between the two pairs of spiracles. Mentum 
small, dimerous. Anal ring apparently with eight large 
hairs. Anal lobes large, the inner edge serrated, bearing 
several sete. Just above the anal ring there isa semicircular 
chitinous plate which bears two hairs at its base. On the 
