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spiracles with six parastigmatic pores in a row and widely separated, 

 situated meso-cephalad of the opening. Antenna a rounded tubercle 

 bearing a long curved seta. 



On upper surface of leaves of Diospyros ebenum, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 

 27th August 1913. Paiiatoria pergandii, var. phyllanthi, Gr., occurs on the 

 same leaves along the side of the midrib. This insect falls near P. pergandii, 

 Oomst., but is distinguished by the much greater length of the gland-tubes 

 as well as by the virtual absence of circumgenital pores. It is very near 

 P. mangiferce, Morlatt; the fourth and fifth lobes are longer and narrower, 

 the interval between the median lobes slightly greater, being wider than 

 the breadth of the lobe. The number and arrangement of the parastigmatic 

 pores too is somewhat different (those of P. mangiferce being from 8 to 1 

 in number and situated in a group on the inner side of the stigma). 



Lepidosaphes vandat, n. sp. 



Female scale very dark-brown in colour, except the first exuvium which 

 is paler. First exuvium with a mid-dorsal, longitudinal, rounded ridge. 

 Second exuvium of same colour as the first but covered with secretion. 

 Secretion transversely and coarsely ridged. Length of scale difficult to 

 determine as they are usually curved and massed together under the leaf 

 sheaths; about 2*50 — 2"75 m.m. 



Male scale paler with a flat, white margin to the secretion. The exuvium 

 usually provided with a covering of white wax which projects in front like 

 two horns. Hinge narrow, whitish. 



Adult female more than twice as long as broad, broadest in thoracic 

 region, anterior end rounded and provided with small conical processes. 

 Posterior abdominal segments not markedly produced laterally. Attenna 

 an irregularly-shaped tubercle bearing 3 set£e. Anterior spiracles with a 

 group of 11-14 pores ; posterior without pores. 



Two pairs of lobes. Median lobes broader than long, set rather close 

 together, somewhat triangular, sides of triangle serrate, the extreme apex a 

 small, rounded lobe ; sometimes the apex is nearer to the mesal than 

 to the lateral side, giving the lobe a resemblance to that of Howardia bicla- 

 vis. Second lobe duplex ; mesal half large, mesal side short, lateral side 

 long, oblique and serrated ; lateral half a minute tooth. 



Laterad of second lobes the margin of the pygidium is serrated, especially 

 in the region of the second part of pore openings. 



Marginal pores prominent, oval, twice as long as broad. 



Dorsal pores few, small and somewhat inconspicuous. 



Four comparatively large, circular, translucent areas (dorsal pores) just 

 cephalo-laterad of the second lobe. 



Plates 2, 2, 1, 2, 2 ; plates between median lobes and between median 

 and second lobes short and comparatively inconspicuous ; that laterad of 

 second lobes large. 



Plates on lateral margin of abdominal segments long-dome-shaped with 

 a more slender median projection. 



Two setae between median lobes, one laterad of median lobes, one between 

 halves of second lobes, and one laterad of each pair of pore-projections. 



Circumgenital pores 6 (13 and 15) (8 and 9) ; 6 (12 and 9) (7 and 7) ; 

 5 (14 and 9) (9 and 13) ; 7 (12 and 12) (8 and 11). The median pores may 

 or may not be arranged in a transverse row. 



The anus is situated cephalad of the median group. 



The pygidium of the second exuvivim is very similar to that of the adult. 

 There is but 1 plate in each of the fourth and fifth places. There are no 

 such points on the lateral margin of the abdominal segments as Green 

 records for L. beclcii. 



