]^0. 5.] Scale Insects in Madras. ^3 



Wirigs rather short. Genital armature (fig. \m.) somewhat triangular 

 with a hxrge, thin, projecting- funnel-shaped organ. Anal lobes each 

 with one very long hair, and one or more short ones; lobes with 

 numel'ous circular discs. The long anal seteae in life would no doubt 

 be covered with white wax forming long white filaments, common in 

 all the males belonging to this division of the Coccidse. In all the 

 specimens examined the white covering was wanting and no doubt waa 

 broken away during transit. 



Scale of the $ ( fig. Itt.) opaque glassy white, with a broad central 

 and three lateral carinse, the central ones meeting form a complete loop. 



Long 2-25 mm. 



The form of the genital armature of the $ is unique, and may be 

 of generic importance. In other respects the $ does not differ from 

 the $ of the genus Lecanium, and the scale of the $ is also very like 

 those of the latter, but there is no central " coronet " or ring. 



So far then we have the description of the species in nearly all stages' 

 but there is yet much to learn of its habits. I have no hesitation in 

 saying that it would not be a difficult matter to work out the life-history, 

 but rather a pleasant task for some resident Entomologist, and it would 

 add much to our knowledge of these minute beings. 



F.S. — Since completing the above description Mr. Maskell of New 

 Zealand has sent me his paper on Coccidse for 1892 (Trans. N. Z. Int., 

 Vol. XXV) in which the author has described and figured the female of 

 the above species. Mr. MaskelPs figure of the female of the second stage 

 is, however, very different to mine, but this must be due to the age of 

 the insects ; probably his examples were much older than mine, which 

 will account for the discrepancy as to the arrangement of the waxy 

 covering. 



Pnlvinaria olsciira^ n. sp. 



PI. Ill, Fig. 3. 



$ At period of fecundation ( fig. ?>a, ) yellowish brown, short ovate, 

 narrowed in front, with a central carina extending from the anal dorsal 

 scales to anterior margin, or nearly so. Segmentation more or less dis- 

 tinct; after egg-laying the body becomes tilted, and contorted, as is 

 usual with the J of this genus. Antenna ( fig. 36. ) of 8 joints, of 

 which 2 and 3 are longest, and in length nearly equal; 4, 5, and 8 

 shorter, 6 and 7 shortest and equal. Could only find hairs on the fifth 

 and eighth. Legs apparently ordinary, but could not be plainly traced. 

 Rostral filaments unexpanded, about half the length of the antenna 

 Anal dorsal scales long, each with two small dentations on outer margin. 

 Long ^^-3 mm., wide 2 ram. 



