Mr. A. Hempel on Brazilian Coccide. 103 
legs: coxa 79, trochanter and femur 231, tibia 156, tarsus 89, 
claw 24, digitules of claw 48. ‘Tarsal digitules long, with 
slightly expanded ends; digitules of claw large, with ends 
round and expanded. Rostrum situated between the first 
pair of legs ; rostral loop hardly extending to the second pair 
of legs. Anal plates small, the antero-lateral side a little 
longer than the postero-lateral. Anal ring with eight hairs. 
Around the lateral margin of the body there is a simple row 
of long pointed hairs, rather closely set. Hach stigmatal area 
is characterized by two large flat spines and one longer one, 
and by a double row of about thirty spinnerets extending to 
the spiracle. The derm on the abdomen bears some tubular 
glands. 
Hab. Ypiranga. On the underside of the leaves of Mi- 
conta sp. Not common. 
Pulvinaria grandis, Hempel. 
Adult female oval to elongate in outline; dorsum convex, 
highest behind the middle; orange-yellow in colour. Anal 
plates very small, dark brown. ‘Two small black eye-spots 
are situated on the lateral anterior margin. Length 6 millim. ; 
width 4°5 millim.; height 2°5 millim. Ovisae dirty white, 
long, convex, usually curved, loosely woven, with one promi- 
nent white zigzag median ridge. Loose cotton fibres, resem- 
bling spider-webs, extend the whole length of the dorsum. 
Length 19°5 millim.; width 3°75 millim.; height 2°50 millim. 
One individual constructed 3°5 millim. of ovisac in one day. 
The cotton is loose and adheres to anything it touches. 
Boiled in a solution of KOH it colours the liquid light 
yellow. The derm becomes soft and transparent. 
Antenne variable, of eight joints, all of which bear hairs. 
Length 531-564 millim. Length of joints: (1) 70-75, 
(2) 79-83, (3) 114-120, (4) 79-98, (5) 66, (6) 40-44, 
(7) 35, (8) 48. Approximate formula: 3 4 2 15 8 6 7. 
Legs long ; tarsus shghtly curved. Length of joints of first 
pair of legs: coxa 133, trochanter and femur 404, tibia 276, 
tarsus 123, claw 40, digitules of claw 75. Tarsal digitules 
not very long, slender, with ends but little expanded. 
Digitules of claw of unequal length, narrow, with ends round 
and expanded. Rostrum situated between the first pair of 
legs; rostral loop short, extending a little more than halfway 
to the second pair of legs. Anal plates small, triangular, the 
antero-lateral side longer than the postero-lateral. Anal ring 
with ten hairs. The lateral margin of the body bears a 
double row of very short sharp hairs. Each stigmatal area 
