Pulvinaria. 267 
PULVINARIA TOMENTOSA, Gyreen. 
(PLATE CI. 4-9.) 
Pulvinaria tomentosa, Green, (rd. Mus. Notes, Vol. 1V. p. 8 (1896). 
Adult female (figs. 1, 2) olive brown (dried examples ochreous). Dorsum more 
or less covered with soft woolly secretion in the form of small, tightly curled balls. 
Ovisac white, gradually and evenly widening to the extremity, with a well- 
defined median longitudinal furrow. During the formation of the ovisac the 
anterior part*of the scale becomes laterally compressed and recurved by a 
cushion of secretionary matter, which at this point is thrown into curved 
radiating folds. Antennze normally eight-jointed (fig. 3), sometimes seven- 
jointed (zg. 4); third longest ; formula: 3, 8, 2, (4, 5), (1, 6, 7), or 3, 7, 2, (4, 5, 6), I. 
‘Legs well developed ; tarsus rather more than half length of tibia. Claw and 
digitules normal. Stigmatic cleft rather shallow, with three stout spines 
(jig. 5), the median one about twice the length of the other two. Marginal 
hairs small; apparently very slightly divided and frayed at extremity, but so 
minutely as to appear simple and pointed. Derm without conspicuous cells, 
but studded with minute inconspicuous circular pores. Valves of anal oper- 
culum (fg. 6) rather narrow and pointed; base slightly shorter than outer edge. 
Length of insect 2°50 to 4mm. Ovisac 4 to 6 mm. 
Male unknown. 
On leaves and small branches of undetermined shrub. Pundaluoya. 
September. 
A scarce species, collected only on a single occasion, and described from 
three examples. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE CI. 4-9. 
PULVINARIA TOMENTOSA. 
Fig 4. Insects, nat. size, on leaf and twig of food plant. 
5. Adult female, dorsal view, with ovisac, x 9. 
6. Antenna, with eight joints, x r00. 
oh . with seven joints, x I00. 
8. Stigmatic cleft, spines, and marginal hairs, x 100. 
g. Anal operculum, x Ioo, 
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