A sterolecanium. 22.5 
orange-coloured patches bearing ridge-like rows of hypertrophied cuticular 
cells (jig. 2). In jungle, above Bogawantalawa (6000 ft.). 
The remarkable structure of the anal tube differentiates this species from 
most of its allies. Other noticeable characters are the dense deposit of white 
waxy secretion on the sides of the test, the diagonal direction of the paired 
marginal pores, and the unusual abundance of simple circular pores on the 
body of the insect. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE CXXIII. 
ASTEROLECANIUM CERIFERUM. 
. Leaf of bamboo, with insects 27 szz, nat. size. 
. Upper surface of leaf, showing ridges of hypertrophied cells 
above the position of the insect, x 20. 
. Test of adult female, dorsal view, x 23. 
. Test of female, side view, x 23. 
re ») p var. prominens, X 23. 
. Male puparium, x 23. 
. Embryonic larva, x 250. 
. Marginal glands from front of adult female, x 450. 
. Marginal glands from median area, x 450. 
. Posterior extremity of adult female, x 450. 
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