Lecaniincc. 2 1 1 " 



Male puparium {fig. 9) oblong, narrow, convex above colourless, glassy, 

 transparent ; composed of eighteen plates, those of the median series with 

 raised thickened rims. Length 3'25 mm. 



Male larva brownish-purple, oblong, slightly convex above. 



Habitat on upper surface of leaves of Piper sp., and Psychotria. Pundaluoya. 

 The male puparia usually attached to the extreme margin of the leaf 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXXIV. 

 Lecanium piperis. 



Fig. I. Leaf of wild pepper, with insects in situ, nat. size. 



2. Adult female, dorsal view, x 7. 



3, 4. Anal operculum of female. 



5. Leg. 



6, 7, 8. Stigmatic cleft, spines, and marginal hairs. 

 9. Male puparium, x 12. 



10. Adult male, x 24. 



11, 12. Antenna of adult female. 



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