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  ON 
  A 
  SMALL 
  COLLECTION 
  OF 
  COCCIDAE 
  FROM 
  MESOPOTAMIA, 
  

   WITH 
  DESCRIPTION 
  OF 
  A 
  NEW 
  SPECIES. 
  

  

  By 
  E. 
  Ernest 
  Green, 
  F.E.S., 
  F.Z.S. 
  

  

  The 
  collection 
  was 
  received 
  through 
  the 
  Deputy 
  Director 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  (Research) 
  

   and 
  contained 
  the 
  following 
  species, 
  collected 
  by 
  the 
  Assistant 
  Entomologist, 
  Rao 
  

   Saheb 
  Y. 
  Ramachandra 
  Rao 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Pseudococcus 
  citri 
  (Risso), 
  on 
  grape 
  vine. 
  

   Asterolecanium 
  phoenicis, 
  sp. 
  n., 
  on 
  date 
  palm. 
  

   Phoenicococcus 
  marlatti 
  (Ckll.), 
  on 
  date 
  palm. 
  

   Parlatoria 
  blanchardi, 
  Targ., 
  on 
  date 
  palm. 
  

  

  Parlatoria 
  calianthina, 
  Berl. 
  & 
  Leon., 
  on 
  olive, 
  oleander, 
  rose, 
  mulberry 
  

   and 
  Zizyphus. 
  

  

  Asterolecanium 
  phoenicis, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Sac 
  of 
  adult 
  female 
  pale, 
  translucent, 
  greenish 
  yellow 
  ; 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  the 
  insect 
  

   revealed 
  as 
  a 
  reddish 
  brown 
  median 
  patch. 
  Long 
  ovate, 
  narrowed 
  posteriorly, 
  

   moderately 
  convex. 
  Marginal 
  fringe 
  moderately 
  long 
  ; 
  close 
  and 
  continuous, 
  

   except 
  on 
  the 
  posterior 
  fifth, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  wanting. 
  Length 
  1 
  • 
  5 
  to 
  1 
  • 
  25 
  mm. 
  Breadth 
  

   averaging 
  • 
  75 
  mm. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  1. 
  Asterolecanium 
  phoenicis, 
  Green, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  : 
  a, 
  adult 
  $, 
  x 
  80; 
  b. 
  posterior 
  extremity, 
  

   X 
  450 
  ; 
  c, 
  marginal 
  pores 
  and 
  anterior 
  spiracle, 
  x 
  450 
  ; 
  d, 
  abnormal 
  quadrilocular 
  

  

  pore, 
  x 
  450. 
  

  

  Adult 
  female 
  insect 
  (fig. 
  la) 
  slipper-shaped, 
  narrowed 
  behind 
  ; 
  posterior 
  extremity 
  

   evenly 
  rounded. 
  Rudimentary 
  antennae 
  each 
  with 
  two 
  small 
  but 
  relatively 
  stout 
  

  

  