yH KOBERT NEWSTEAD — OBSERVATIONS ON 



Parlatoria (Websteriella) ? blanchardi, Targ. 



On Mis-mish (Apricot) ; Ghezlreh, 2. IX. 1910 (F. C. JVillcocks). 



The examples are not quite typical either in the form of the female puparia or 

 in the chai-acter of the fringe of the pjgidium. It may be necessary, therefore, 

 at some future date to make it a variety of the above-named species ; but it is 

 advisable to examine a longer series of P. blanchardi, from various food-plants, 

 before taking this step. 



Lecaniiim (Saissetia) nigrum, Neitner. 



On Ficiis sp. ; Uganda Protectorate (C. C. Gowdci/). No other data given. 



The leaves to which these insects were attached were also tenanted by the 

 very interesting Coccid herein described as Ceroplastodes gowdeyi, sp. n. 



The examples are unusually pale, and the median ridge well defined ; but I do 

 not find that they dit!er morphologically from typical examples of L, nigrum. 



Lecanium elongatum, Slgnoret (= L. lunguhini, Douglas). 



On Albizzia sp. ? : Entebbe, Uganda, G. X. 1910 {C. C. Gvwdey). 



Lecanium tenuivalvatum, sp. n. 



Female, adult. — Narrowly elliptical and slightly produced in front ; highly 

 convex ; margin narrowly flattened in front and at the sides, broadly so pos- 

 teriorly ; dorsum smooth and shining ; sides distinctly wrinkled. Colour of 

 parasitised examples black, with pale margin ; non-parasitised examples pale 

 ochreous buff. Antennae short (fig 7, «, h) of 6 or 7 segments. Legs short ; 



Fig 7. — Lecanium iemiivalvaium, Newst. ; a b, antennae ; c, marginal spines. 

 Lecanium elongatum, Sign. ; d, antenna ; e, marginal spines. 



