286 Ceroplastodes. 
apparently been misled by the fluting of the retractile tube in which the hairs 
lie.) Length 2 to 2°75 mm. Breadth 1°75 to 2°25 mm. 
Male puparium (ig. 10) oblong ; colourless ; surface closely granulated, the 
granules prominent and subconical, especially towards the margin where they 
form an irregular fringe. A large circular granulated hinged operculum closes 
the posterior extremity. Length 150mm. Breadth 0°75 mm. 
Adult male (fg. 11) pale reddish fulvous; head suffused with purple ; 
apodema and margins of notal plates castaneous ; ocelli black; costal nervure 
of wings pink. Antennz ten-jointed ; first two joints short and broad (the 
second almost globular) ; others elongate and narrow, irregularly rugose, hairy ; 
tenth joint with three or four long knobbed hairs at the apex. (Maskell de- 
scribes the antenna as nine-jointed ; he has apparently overlooked one of the 
small basal joints.) Ocelli eight, large and prominent, four on upper (fg. 13) 
and four on under surface (fg. 14). Eyes rudimentary, colourless, situated on 
the upper surface of the genze. Legs slender; foot with four knobbed digitules. 
Genital sheath sharply pointed, about half length of abdomen. Terminal 
segment of abdomen with a pair of long opaque white filaments. Length 
(including genital sheath) 1:50 mm. Expanse of wing 2°50 mm. 
Young larva (fig. 15) pale pinkish orange. Dorsum with transverse series of 
rounded colourless glassy granules. Anal lobes each with a long seta. Antenne 
six-jointed, with a long hair on the side of the terminal joint. Stigmatic spines 
very long and slender. 
Older larvee have a more or less distinct dorsal ridge. The dorsum is 
closely covered with irregular glassy conical processes, each surmounted by a 
glassy spine (jg. 16). Several longish tubular glassy filaments towards the 
posterior extremity. A complete marginal fringe of glassy cylindrical processes, 
the extremity of each abruptly tapering like a cedar pencil (/ég. 17). 
On Abrus precatorius (fig. 1); Chilaw (September) ; collected by Mr. John 
Pole. On Adylosia candollei; Hakgala (February). Occurs also on various 
plants in India. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE CVIII. 
CEROPLASTODES CAJANI. 
Fig. 1. Insects clustered on stem of Advis Drecatorius, nat. size. 
2. Test of adult female, dorsal view, x 8. 
3. 7 ventral view, x 8. 
4. 65 1) side view, x 8. 
5. Adult female, removed from test, postero-lateral view, x 12. 
6. - antenna, x 250. 
Th spines of posterior margin, x 250. 
8. %p stigmatic spine, x 250. 
9. . anal operculum, x 450. 
10. Male puparium, x 13. 
11. Adult male, x Io. 
nae 5 head, side view, x 30. 
13. 5 », dorsal view, x 30. 
14. » ventral view, X 30. 
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15. Young larva, dorsal view, x 75. 
16. Dorsal processes of older larva, x 250. 
17. Marginal process of 5) Xx 250. 
