316 Asterolecanium. 
ASTEROLECANIUM RUBROCOMATUM, sf. xov. 
(PLATE CXIX.) 
Test of adult female (fig. 2) oval, rounded in front, the posterior extremity 
produced into a short blunt point. Moderately convex above. Colour pale 
greenish yellow; the fringe and some small groups of short filaments on the 
dorsum pinkish orange. The fringe long and rather irregular ; the individual 
paired filaments rather coarse and only slightly divergent at their extremities ; 
the several series confused and not easily distinguishable. The tufts of dorsal 
filaments are grouped into two approximately median longitudinal series. 
Length 1°50 to 2 mm. Breadth o8 to 1 mm. 
Male puparium (fg. 3) smaller and proportionately narrower than that of 
the female ; the abdominal area somewhat depressed ; the fringe looser. Two 
dense scarlet dorsal tufts of long closely adherent filaments spring from the 
thorax and curl outwards to or beyond the margin, giving the insect a very 
distinct and characteristic appearance. Length 125mm. Breadth o’5 mm. 
Adult female before oviposition (jig. 5) elongate, rounded in front, bluntly 
pointed behind. There are two pairs of short stout spines (jig. 8) on the 
venter: the first pair situated immediately anterior to the second pair of 
spiracles; the second pair near the base of the abdominal area. Posterior 
extremity (jg. 6) with the lobes well developed and subprominent ; the anal 
ring hairless, at the base of a chitinous tube. Marginal glands (jig. 7) 
consisting of a close series of large 8-shaped pores, with an outer (ventral) 
crowded series of simple circular pores. A pair of larger 8-shaped pores, set 
transversely, close to the posterior extremity. Smaller supplementary paired 
pores on the dorsum arranged as follows :—One or two, at wide intervals, 
forming a submarginal series ; about seven irregular transverse series upon the 
median area. Length of extended insect I'50 mm. Breadth 06 mm. 
The male of the second—-or subnymphal—stage (jg. 4) is characterised by 
two dense curved clusters of 8-shaped glands on the dorsum of the thorax. 
These glands are concerned in the secretion of the scarlet processes on the 
back of the male puparium. There is only one pair of ventral spines, situated 
at the base of the abdomen. A close marginal series of large 8-shaped pores. 
Length 0o'75 mm. Breadth 0'25 mm. 
Adult male unknown. 
On upper surface of leaves of Bambusa sp. Yatiyantota. March. 
The male puparia are more numerous than the females, giving a distinct 
reddish appearance to the aggregations of insects, suggestive of one of the 
parasitic fungus diseases that affect Coccidz. 
