Lecaniince. 203 



that the Liberian coffee plant may have been the vehicle of introduction. 

 Lecanmm viride has recently been recorded from Africa by Mr. R. Newstead* 

 from Lagos, West Africa. It is true that Mr. Newstead considers that the 

 African insect is a distinct variety, but scarcely sufficient material was examined 

 to establish that fact. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXIX. 



Lecanium viride, Green. 



Fig. I. Insects z« «Vw on leaf and branch of coffee. 



2. Adult female, dorsal view, x 15. 



3. „ foot. 



4. „ margin of scale, showing stigmatic cleft and spines 



and dermal pores. 



5. „ marginal hairs. 



6. „ anal operculum. 



7. „ antenna. 



8. Female of second stage, dorsal view. 



9. Young lava, dorsal view. 



10. Diseased insect, with fringe of mycelium of parasitic fungus. 



' Ent. Mo, Mag. Ap. 1898, p. 95. 



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