1L0 Mr. A. Hempel on Brazilan Coccide. 
Genus Drasprpist1s, Hempel. 
Female scale subcircular; pellicles central, superimposed 
as in Aspidiotus. Circumgenital glands in four groups. 
Pygidium of adult female with a continuous marginal series 
of lobes. 
Male scale white, forming a complete sac, convex, not 
carinate, but the surface roughened by small nodules of secre- 
tion. Pellicle placed more or less centrally. 
Type Diaspidistis multilobis, Hempel. 
Diaspidistis multilobis, Hempel. 
Scale of adult female subcircular, somewhat convex, light 
brown in colour; the ventral scale a very thin film. 
Diameter about 2°30 millim. Pellicles chrome-yellow, central, 
superimposed, usually exposed. 
Male scale white, more or less elongate; not carinate, but 
the surface roughened by nodules of secretion. Pellicle light 
yellow, with a longitudinal dorsal ridge; more or less cen- 
trally placed. Length of scale 1°50 millim. 
Adult female cordate to subcircular in outline, the anterior 
margin being always notched in the middle. Pygidium with 
about thirty-six lobes or lobe-like processes ; the median pair 
of lobes is the largest and has the margin notched. The other 
lobes have the margin either entire or slightly serrated. All 
lobes have faint longitudinal striations. Three pair of simple 
sharp plates and three pair of gland-papillee or projections are 
also present. ‘The three segments preceding the pygidium 
have the lateral margins produced. ‘The pygidium and other 
segments bear numerous tubular glands. Four groups of 
circumgenital glands are present. The anterior laterals vary 
from fifteen to twenty-eight, the posterior laterals from 
eighteen to twenty-seven. ‘The anal orifice is on a level with 
the posterior groups of glands. The derm is conspicuously 
transversely striated. The antenne are present as small 
tubercles with three hairs. There are ten or twelve round 
spinnerets about the orifice of the first pair of spiracles. 
Diameter *90-1:10 millim. 
Adult male smell, light yellow, the thoracic band of the 
same colour. Antenne ‘870 millim. long, of ten joints, all 
of which bear many hairs; the last joint apparently with 
one knobbed hair. Body elongate; genital spike long and 
thin. Legs not very long; all the joints bear many hairs, 
but more especially the tarsus, which is thickly set with long 
hairs. Claw fine and slender; both digitules of claw and the 
tarsal digitules but slightly longer than claw. Wings rather 
