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(a) 8-jointed : (1) 41-54, (2) 51-54, (3) 102-119, (4) 68, (5) 37-44, (6) 34, (7) 24-27, 

 (8) 34-37 ; (6) a specimen with 7-jointed antennae gave the following measure- 

 ments : — 



i. 54 68 105 122 34 27 41 



ii. 41 68 109 68 51 37 68 



Leg I : coxa 95, femur + trochanter 240, tibia 204, tarsus 88, claw 20//. 



Anal plate 176//, rather elongate, with one or two long spines at apex. Margin 

 with a single row of db plate-like spines, narrow at the base and gradually 

 broadening at the distal ends. Stigmatic clefts somewhat sunken, with three spurs 

 of moderate length. 



Habitat : On leaves of Carissa grandiflora, A. DC. (Apocynaceae), Natal Coast ; 

 common. 



Collection No. : 129. 



Genus Conofilippia, no v. 



Female Lecaniid, flat, with well developed legs and antennae ; dorsum with 

 numerous sharp spines ; margin with slender spines and stigmatic cleft similar 

 to Lecanium. At maturity the insect is entirely enclosed in a dense felted sac, which 

 is elevated in the form of a high cowl. Antennae 7-jointed. 



Type, C. suhterranea, sp. n. 



"223. Conofilippia subterranea, sp. n. (Plate iii, fig. 245). 



Adult 9 2 enclosed in conical felted tests on the roots of a native shrub. Test 

 about 6 mm. long, 5 mm. broad and 5 mm. high (figs. 245a, 6). 



Adult 5 flat, about 5*5 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, smooth, glossy, pink to red in 

 colour, brown and wrinkled when dry, on a thick mat of dense powdery material 

 {the floor of the test) which is buff to yellow-brown in colour and dusted with white 

 wax beneath the insect. 



In one or two cases the top of the test shows a circular orifice, but this does not 

 appear to be normal and looks as though it had been made for the exit of some 

 Hymenopterous parasite. 



Largest 9, when mounted, about 6 mm. long, and 4*2 mm. wide. Integument 

 clear, with a number of simple glands which are particularly abundant near the 

 margin, and with numerous short (17 ju) sharp spines. The margin is thickly set 

 with a compound series of slender spines about 24/* long, which are somewhat curved 

 near their tips. Stigmatic clefts with three blunt spurs, laterals about 27/i, median 

 about 37/^ 



Antennae 7-jointed ; range in jli : (1) 35-40, (2) 25-34, (3) 40-47, (4) 37-42, 

 (5) 34-44, (6) 17-30, (7) 37-51. In one case joints 6 and 7 were united, forming a 

 segment 64// long. 



Leg I : coxa 102, femur + trochanter 220, tibia 170, tarsus 100, claw 40//. The 

 junction of the tibia and tarsus is swollen and suddenly narrows towards the distal 

 half of the tarsus. 



The anal lobes are rounded, about 230// long. 



