Mr, A. Hempel on Brazilian Coccide. 119 
Tectococcus ovatus, Hempel. 
Female forming circular galls convex on both sides, like a 
lens. The gall is formed on both sides of the leaf, with an 
aperture on the underside. The sides of the gall are usually 
slightly elevated around the aperture, which is filled with a 
mass of loose white secretion. The inside of the gall is 
spherical and smooth, and is dusted with a white powder. 
Galls about 8 millim. in diameter and 5 millim. thick. 
Adult female ovate, inflated, the caudal end acuminate ; 
brown, dusted with a white powder. Derm soft. Dorsum 
transversely wrinkled. Length 2°10 millim., width 1:50 
millim, Antenne close together, short, thick, of six joints, 
joint 1 being the longest. Length of antenne ‘217 millim. 
Length of the joints: (1) 49, (2) 30, (8) 30, (4) 36, (5) 30, 
(6) 86. Approximate formula: 1 (46) (235). Allthe joints, 
except joint 38, bear hairs. Legs ordinary. Length of the 
joints of first pair of legs: femur with trochanter 151, tibia 
98, tarsus with claw 84. Digitules of tarsus and claw not 
very long, stout, with expanded ends. The trochanter bears 
one very long hair and one shorter one. Rostrum large, 
situated near the antenne. Mentum apparently monomerous. 
Anal ring hairless. Anal orifice guarded by four sharp 
spines. Anal tubercles not present. ‘lhe abdomen ends 
in two short sete. The derm bears many small round 
spinnerets and rather long hairs. 
Eggs small, elliptical; light yellow in colour. 
Hab. Sio Paulo and Ypirauga, State of Sao Paulo. 
The galls are produced on the leaves of a shrub of the 
order Myrtacee. 
Subfamily Asrzrorecanuy”, 
Genus Lecaniopiasris, Targ. 
Lecaniodiaspis rugosus, Hempel. 
Adult female scale oval to subcircular, light brown in 
colour. Dorsum transversely wrinkled and with a slight 
longitudinal ridge, and covered with a thin grey secretion of 
wax. The lateral margin is ornamented by a border com- 
posed of from twenty to twenty-five bits of wax. 
Leneth 3:25 millim.; width 2°75 millim.; height +50 
millim. 
Adult female broadly oval in outline. Antenne cylin- 
drical, variable, of eight joints. Average length *302 millim. 
Approximate formula: 4(2856)178, or 34 (25) 61 (78). 
