266 Pulvinaria. 
PULVINARIA IXORA&, sf. nov. 
(PLATE CI. 1-3.) 
Adult female ochreous when dry ; probably greenish in life; oval ; wrinkled. 
Derm cells absent or inconspicuous. Antenne (zg. 1) eight-jointed ; formula : 
2, 3, 5, (4, 8), 1, 6, 7. Marginal hairs (j#g. 2) unusually long, considerably 
longer than median stigmatic spine; broadest at base, slightly dilated and 
blunt at extremity. Stigmatic spines three, the median one about twice as long 
as the others. Valves of anal operculum broad; outer edge slightly longer 
than base ; irregularly rounded and indented at two-thirds from apex. Length 
250 mm. Breadth 160 mm. Ovisac white; similar in form to that of 
P. psidiz. 
Other stages unknown. 
On Lvora coccinea. Batticaloa. May. 
Described from a single example. The length and form of the marginal 
hairs readily distinguish this from other Ceylon species. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE CI. 1-3. 
PULVINARIA IXOR#. 
Fig. 1. Antenna, x 250. 
2. Stigmatic spines and marginal hairs, x 450. 
3. Anal operculum, x 250. 
