Parece ser muito alliada a C. iheringi Ckll. e C. scutï- 

 gera Ckll. 



Hab. Ypiranga, Estado de S. Paulo. 

 Sobre Eoccaecaria biglandulosa M. Arg. 



Ceroplastes excaeeariae n. sp. 



Waxy scale of female 5 mm. long, 5,5 mm. wide, 

 and 2 mm. high ; irregular, white with yellowish tinge, 

 not divided into distinct plates. Wax hard but not brittle, 

 deeply indented at nuclei, especially the dorsal one ; which 

 is large and dark brown in color. Eight nuclei present, being 

 one dorsal, one anterior, two posterior, and two lateral on 

 each side. Two chalky lines from the lateral nuclei reach 

 under the ventral surface. End of caudal horn bare. Younger 

 specimens with wax darker ; older specimens with wax broken 

 and very convex. Denuded of wax, the female is oval in 

 outline and flat, of a dark chestnut color, being 3,5 mm. 

 long, 3 mm. wide, and 1,35 mm. high. There is one small 

 anterior lobe, three lateral lobes on each side, and one dorsal 

 larger than the others. The caudal horn is very short and 

 inserted vertically. 



Boiled in a solution of KOH, the derm becomes trans- 

 parent and soft. Antennae and legs short. Length of an- 

 tennae, that are sevenjointed, 0,288 to 0,318 mm. Length of 

 joints, (1) 46; (2) 39; (3) 97; (4) 38; (5) 33; (6) 20; (7) 

 20. Approximate formula 312 (45) (67). Lenght of the first 

 pair of leg, coxa, 65-71 ; trochanter and femur, 117-123; ti- 

 bia 65-84; tarsus 39-45; claw 13. Caudal horn dark brown. 

 Stigmatal areas characterized by 40 to 45 club-shaped glands, 

 and many small circular spinnerets, which extend to the spi- 

 racles. 



Apparently closely related to C. iheringi Gkll. and C. scu- 

 tigera Gkll. 



Hab. Ypiranga, State of S. Paulo. 



On Excaecana biglandulosa M. Arg. 



Mesolecanium lucidum n. sp. 



A forma adulta tem forma globular e mede 6,25 mm. 

 de comprimento, 7,25 mm. de largura e 5,50 de altura. A. 

 •derme é dura, lisa relusente e de cor bruno-castanha, com 

 colorido amarello nos lados ; na margem ventral é de côr 



