No. 1.] Catalogue of Coccidse collected in Ceylon. f 



38. Icerya segyptiaca, Dougl.— On leaves of variegated Croton. 

 Locality Chilaw. 



39. /. tangalla, n. sp.— On leaves of unidentified plant. Differs 

 from segyptiaca in absence of dorsal waxy cushions, and the marginal 

 processes being very short, stout and truncate^ 



Locality Tangalla. 



40. /. crocea, n. sp.— On leaves of Citrus, Croton and Cocculus, 

 Body reddish orange : dorsal area covered with bright yellow mealy 

 secretion, with double marginal series of yellow waxy tufts and 

 numerous delicate silky filaments. 



Locality Punduloya. 



41. /. pilosa, n. sp.-— On a species of wiry grass growing on sea- 

 shore. Body dull crimson : dorsal area completely covered with 

 white granular powder and short white filaments : skin with blackish 

 hairs. 



Locality Chilaw. 



42. Eriococcus arancartse, Mask. — On Arancaria^ occurring 

 locally in enormous numbers, making infested trees quite unsightly 

 from the sooty fungus that accompanies the insect. 



Localities Newera, Eliya. 



43. Coccus cacttf Anct.., var. ceylom'cus, n, var. — On Opuntt'a. 

 Differs from type in proportions of antennae in different stages, 

 Male, with a pair of longish knobbed hairs on each of last seven 

 joints of antenna. 



Locality Hambantota. 



44. Pseudococcus mangiferse, n. sp,— On Mangifera indica. Fe- 

 male pale yellow, dorsal area covered with white mealy powder, 

 except on a subtriangular median patch : a marginal series of stout 

 white fragile processes. Male very pale yellow. 



Locality Punduloya. 



45. Dactylopius adonidum, Lin. — On nearly every cultivated 

 plant and in every part of Ceylon. 



Localities Punduloya, Kandy, Colombo, Chilaw, Hambantota. 



46. D. longifilis^ Comst. — On Jasminum and Adiantum. 

 Localities Punduloya, Kandy, 



47. D. talini, n. sp.— On Taltnum, Lilium, Croton, Female 

 purplish brown, sparsely dusted with white powder : a single pair of 

 longish stout filaments at abdominal extremity : numerous long, very 

 delicate, colourless, glassy filaments. 



Localities Colombo, Kandy, Chilaw, 



