342 Amorphococcus. 
AMORPHOCOCCUS, Gyreen. 
Amorphococcus, Green, Ent. Mo. Mag., Vol. XXXVIII. p. 261 (1902). 
Insects enclosed in galls. Adult female forming no test ; naked or partially 
enveloped in the nymphal pellicle. Antennz rudimentary. Limbs wanting. 
Mentum monomerous. Without stigmatic spines. Derm without cribriform 
plates or paired glands. Anal lobes minute or obsolescent. Anal ring 
setiferous. 
Larva with conspicuous 8-shaped glands giving rise to curling glassy 
filaments. 7 
The characters of the larva clearly indicate the relationship of this abnormal 
genus to Asterolecanium. 
Probably allied to Maskell’s genus Frenchia. 
