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tubercles prominent, each ending in a long seta and bearing 
several shorter ones, There are double rows of round spin- 
nerets from the spiracles and antenna to the lateral margin. 
Both surfaces bear many filamentous glands, figure-of-8 
spinnerets, and some hairs and simple round spinnerets. 
The glands and spinnerets are more numerous on the dorsal 
surface. 
Larva (just hatched).—Very active, elliptical, yellow; 
eyes small, brown; antenne of six joints, joint 6 is the 
longest, joint 8 nearly equals joint 6 in length. Rostral loop 
long, nearly reaching the anal ring. Anal ring of six hairs. 
Anal tubercles prominent, each terminating in a long seta 
and bearing on the inner margin two short curved spines, 
and several hairs at the base. Legs long, stout; digitules 
4, very long and slender, Lateral margin of the body 
serrated and bearing short hairs. Dorsum bears six longi- 
tudinal rows of figure-of-8 glands. 
Length *44 millim. 
Hab. Ypirauga and Sao Paulo. On trunk and branches 
of Baccharis dracunculifolia. 
It is sometimes found in large numbers and is securely 
fastened to the bark. 
Genus CRYPTOKERMES, Hempel. 
Adult female resembling Kermes; enclosed in a rough 
spherical test. Legs and antenne nearly obsolete. Caudal 
portion of derm with a dense mass of sharp spines. Abdo- 
men bears seven pairs of spiracles. 
Type Cryptokermes brasiliensis, Hempel. 
Cryptokermes brasiliensis, Hempel. 
Adult female test rough, hard, brittle, spherical, with a 
round orifice at the caudal end ; semitransparent, dark brown 
in colour; 6 millim. in diameter. Adult female light yellow, 
filling the entire test. Derm soft, except in the caudal 
region, where it becomes chitinized, and has massed upon it 
a large number of sharp spines. Antenne not observed, 
Legs represented by small tubercles with large claws, serrated 
on the inner edge. 
‘Two pairs of large spiracles are present on the thorax and 
seven pairs of smaller ones on the abdomen. 
Anal ring hairless. The caudal end of the intestine igs 
chitinized for a short distance and bears a thick collar, which 
sometimes shows reticulations. Both surfaces of the body 
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