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21. M. pallida, n. sp. — On leaves of unidentified shrubs. Allied 

 to M, citricola. Female shield proportionately longer, smoother and 

 more regular, very pale yellowish or brownish. Insect creamy white : 

 pygidium pale reddish. Male pale lilac : foot with 3 knobbed 

 digitules : terminal joint of antenna with 3 knobbed hairs. 



Locality Punduloya. 



22. Aonidia corniger, n. sp.^On upper surface of leaves of 

 Psychotria and Litzea, A very remarkable form, the first pellicle 

 bearing a series of 16 long, glassy, colourless horn-shaped processes. 

 Adult female pale lilac : completely enclosed within second pellicle : 

 pygidiums without spinnerets : margin produced into tooth-like 

 processes. 



Locality Punduloya. 



23. Fiorinia saprosmse^ n. sp. — On under surface of leaves of 

 Saprosma. Female shield almost completely occupied by the second 

 pellicle, which is pale orange coloured. Male puparia concealed 

 beneath a mass of loose white filaments. Female insect pale 

 yellow : minute jointed tubercles on margins of abdominal segments. 



Locality Punduloya. 



24. F, secreia, n. sp. — In small galls on leaves of Grewia 

 orientalis. Female insect yellow : pygidium long and pointed, with a 

 prominent double median lobe : no grouped spinnerets. 



Locality Punduloya. 



25. F. scrobtcularum, n. sp. — In glandular pits at base of veins 

 on leaves of Gssrtnera kcenign. Female shield very narrow in 

 front, widened behind : pale yellowish with reddish median area, 

 insect pale yellow : pygidium with deep median cleft. 



Locality Pujnduloya. 



26. F. palmary n. sp.— On fronds of Cocoanut palm. Differs from 

 F, saprosma in smaller size, and in possession of a long stout spine- 

 like process on rudimentary antennjae. 



Locality Punduloya. 



27. Planchonia bambusse, Boisd. — On stems of Giant Bamboo. 

 Male unknown. 



Locality Punduloya. 



28. P. miliaria, Boisd., var. longa, n. var. — On Arundinaria, 

 Differs from type in proportionately greater size and length. Male 

 yellow. Terminal joint of antenna with 3 knobbed hairs. 



Locality Punduloya. 



29. P, delicata^ n, sp.—On leaves of Arundinaria. Much less 

 convex than P, bambusas ; sometimes almost flat. Male reddish ; 



