Asterolecanium, 315 
ASTEROLECANIUM EXIGUUM, sf. nov. 
(PLATE CXVIII. 6-11.) 
Test of adult female (fgs. 7, 8) fusiform, rather abruptly narrowed and pro- 
duced behind; strongly convex above, the caudal extension depressed. Margin 
with a close fringe of short glassy filaments, terminating at the base of the 
caudal extension ; a pair of longer and stouter filaments from the posterior 
extremity. There are probably some dorsal filaments (corresponding with the 
dorsal paired glands of the insect) on fresh examples; but these would be 
denuded very easily, and 1 can detect no trace of them in my examples. Colour 
bright yellow. Length o-77 mm. Breadth 0:25 mm. 
Male puparium (fig. 9) very elongate oval, slightly pointed behind ; 
moderately convex above; indistinctly tricarinate on the posterior half. 
Marginal fringe longer and more conspicuous than on test of female; con- 
tinuous. Colour pale yellow. Lengtho’8 mm. Breadth 0°25 mm. 
Adult female fusiform, tapering behind. Margin with a close series of small 
8-shaped glands (jg. 11) which terminates at some distance from the posterior 
extremity; the ventro- marginal series of simple pores very minute and 
inconspicuous. Two loose longitudinal series of larger 8-shaped glands on the 
dorsum; and two similar but still larger paired glands (one on each side) near 
the posterior extremity which give rise to the long filaments at the extremity of 
the test. Three transverse series of simple circular pores across the abdominal 
area. Posterior extremity (ig. Io) with a pair of stout caudal sete springing 
from small but distinctly prominent lobes, and, between them, a pair of smaller 
lobes each surmounted by a short spine; a similar spine near the base of each 
of the outer lobes. Anal ring at the base of a small chitinous tube; with six 
hairs which do not reach the margin. Lengtho’6mm. Breadth 025 mm. 
Adult male unknown. 
On under surface of leaves of bamboo (fg. 6). Yatiyantota. March. 
Superficially somewhat resembling A. solenophorozdes; but, structurally, 
abundantly distinct. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE CXVIII. 6-11. 
ASTEROLECANIUM EXIGUUM. 
Fig. 6. Insects on leaf of bamboo, nat. size. 
7. Test of adult female, dorsal view, x 50. 
8. 56 PS lateral view, x 50. 
9. Male puparium, dorsal view, x 50. 
to. Abdominal extremity of adult female, optical section, x 450. 
II. Marginal glands of adult female, x 450. 
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