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the Coffee Tree) was equally unsuccessful. Under these circumstances it is 

 remarkable that the insect has not assumed more importance as a pest. It is 

 kept in partial check by a greyish fungus {Ceplialosporium sp.), which kills off 

 large numbers of the immature insects. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXXXIV. 

 Lecanium nigrum. 



Fig. I. Stem of Hibiscus, with insects, nat. size. 



2. Adult 9, dorsal view, x 8. 



3. Adult 9, side view, x 8. 



4. Immature 9, dorsal view, x 8. 



5. Stigmatic cleft and spines of immature 9. 



6. Stigmatic cleft and spines of adult 9. 



7. Footofaduk9, x 150. 



S, 9, 10. Dermal cells, x 150. 



11. Anal operculum, x 150. 



12. Antenna, x 150. 



13. Section through derm, x 650. 



(a) Pale median spot. 

 {b) Central pore. 



14. Puparium of male, x 25. 



15. Adult <5, X 35. 



16. Terminal segments of adult (3, x 200. 



17. Male larva, x 25. 



