10 CHAS. K. BRAIN. 



202. Saissetia oleae (Bernard). 



Cherines oleae, Bern., Mem. d'Hist. Nat. Ac. Marseille, p. 108, 1782. 



Coccus olea, Oliv., Ency. Meth. vi, p. 95, 1791. 



Coccus palniae, Haw., Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 307, 1812. 



Coccus testudo, Curt., Gard. Chron. p. 444, 1843. 



Coccus cycadis, Bdv., Ent. Hort. p. 323, 1867. 



Lecanium cassiniae, Mask., N. Z. Trans, xxiii, p. 15, 1890. 



Lecaniurn oleae var. testudo, CklL, Check List, p. 331, 1896. 



Lecanium oleae var. mirandum, Ckll. & Parr., Biol. Centr. Am. ii, pt. 2, p. 12, 1899. 



Coccus oleae, Kirkaldy, Fauna Haw. iii, pt. 2, p. 106, 1902. 



Adult $ short ovate, high convex to almost hemispherical, 2'5 to 4 mm. long, 1*5 

 to 3 mm. broad, and 1*5 to 2*5 mm. high. The dorsum has one longitudinal and two 

 transverse ridges forming a distinct H, dark brown, often dotted with minute flecks 

 of white wax. Derm with elongate cells, each enclosed in an irregular, polygonal 

 tessellation. 



Antennae 8-jointsd, the segments measuring in ^ : (1) 34, (2) 44-48, (3) 66-75, 

 (4) 35-42, (5) 24-37, (6) 24-32, (7) 24-32, (8) 44-51. 



Leg I : coxa 78, femur + trochanter 170, tarsus 85, claw 24/i 



Anal plate about 176// long. Marginal spines simple or flattened at apex. 



Habitat : On a variety of plants, fairly common throughout the Union. 



Collection Nos. : 122 and 122a. 



A distinct variety of this scale, characterised by being larger and flat, without 

 the dorsal H, is often found associated with typical oleae on oleander at Capetown. 

 Its microscopic characters agree with oleae with the exception that antennal 

 joints 2 and 4 are a Httle longer {Coll. No. : 122a). 



203. Saissetia nigra (Nietn.). 



Lecanium nigrum, Nietn., " Enemies of Coffee- tree," p. 9, 1861. 



Lecanium depressmn, Targ., Studii sul. Cocc, p. 29, 1867. 



Lecanium hegoniae, Dougl., Ent. Mon. Mag. xxviii, p. 209, 1892. 



Lecanium nigrum var. depressum, CklL, Check List, p. 332, 1896. 



Saissetia depressa. King, Psyche, ix, p. 296, 1902. 



Saissetia nigra, King, Psyche, ix, p. 296, 1902. 



Saissetia nigrella. King, Psyche, ix, p. 296, 1902. 



Coccus nigrum, Kirkaldy, Fauna Haw. iii, pt. 2, p. 106, 1902. 



Adult $ long oval to broad ovate, low convex, shining black, 3 to 4 mm. long. 

 Marginal spines scattered, simple, about 40/^ long. Antennae of 7 or 8 segments, 

 7-jointed series with 4 longest, 8-jointed series with 3 longest ; range in ju : — 

 8-jointed series : (1) 27, (2) 37-41, (3) 58-68, (4) 34-44, (5) 34-41, (6) 24, (7) 24, (8) 

 51-54 ; 7-jointed series : (1) 27, (2) 34, (3) 54, (4) 68, (5) 24, (6) 20, (7) 58. 



Leg I : coxa 58, femur + trochanter 170, tibia 116, tarsus 68, claw 20^u. 

 Anal plate about 170ju long. 



Habitat : On Ficus spp., Bayville, C. P., and Natal coast. 



Collection No. : 123. 



