Mr. A. Hempel on Brazilian Coccide. 67 
Antenne variable, of seven joints, all but joint 3 bearing 
hairs. Length *312-"364 millim. Length of joints: (1) 44- 
53, (2) 35-44, (8) 48-57, (4) 84-101, (5) 26, (6) 31-35, 
(7) 44-48. Approximate formula: 4 3 1 (7 2) 6 5 or 
4 (317) 265. Legs long. Coxa with two short spines on 
the proximal end. Length of joints of the first pair of legs: 
coxa 106, trochanter and femur 194, tibia 120, tarsus 97, 
claw 20, digitules of claw 35. ‘Tarsal digitules very long, 
with expanded ends. Digitules of claw of equal size, large, 
with widely expanded ends. Rostrum situated between the 
first pair of lees. Rostral loop extending to the second pair 
oflegs. Anal ring apparently with six hairs. Each stigmatal 
area is characterized by about thirty conical spines and by 
forty to fifty round spinnerets. Around the lateral margin 
there is a simple row of long hairs, each one tuberculate at 
the base. The derm is homogeneous and contains numerous 
small glands. 
Hab. Ypivanga. On the stems of Zrigeron canadensis, L. 
Ceroplastes formicarius, Hempel. 
Adult female scale oval to subcircular in shape, small, 
convex, irregularly nodose, wax divided into seven plates; 
with a slightly thickened border around the lateral margin. 
Caudal plate largest, with two nuclei. All the nuclei light 
brown in colour, sometimes with a faint trace of white secre- 
tion. Wax soft and moist, pinkish white in colour, depressed 
about the nuclei, giving the nodose appearance. Length 
4 millim. ; width 3°25 millim.; height 2°10 millim. Denuded 
of wax shiny; derm chitinized, but not very bard, light 
brown in colour, with a slight dorsal tubercle. Caudal horn 
small, a little darker than the derm. Length 35 millim. ; 
width 2°5 millim.; height 1°75 millim. 
Antenne variable, of seven joints, all except joint 3 bearing 
hairs. Length 327-389 miilim. Length of joints: (1) 53, 
(2) 538-66, (3) 62-75, (4) 70-89, (5) 28-35, (6) 26-31, 
(7) 35-40. Approximate formula: 43217 (5 6). Legs 
long; coxa with several short spines. Length of joints of 
first pair of legs: coxa 102, trochanter and femur 204, 
tibia 146, tarsus 93, claw 28, digitules of claw 41. Tarsal 
digitules long, with expanded ends. Digitules of claw large, 
with widely expanded ends. Rostrum situated between the 
first pair of legs; rostral loop extending to the third pair of 
legs. Anal ring with six hairs. Each stigmatal area is 
characterized by a horseshoe-shaped depression on the ventral 
surface and by about twenty conical spines and thirty to 
thirty-five large round spinnerets. The lateral margin bears 
