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  A. 
  RUTHERFORD. 
  — 
  SOME 
  CEYLON 
  COCCIDAE. 
  

  

  The 
  caterpillars 
  of 
  Spalgis 
  epius 
  were 
  feeding 
  inside 
  the 
  ovisac. 
  They 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  

   dark 
  green 
  colour, 
  bear 
  tufts 
  of 
  hair, 
  and 
  are 
  coated 
  with 
  the 
  eggs, 
  white 
  wax, 
  etc., 
  

   of 
  the 
  scale. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  four 
  pairs 
  of 
  abdominal 
  and 
  a 
  pair 
  of 
  anal 
  forelegs 
  ; 
  the 
  hooks 
  are 
  situated 
  

   in 
  a 
  longitudinal 
  row 
  on 
  the 
  mesal 
  side. 
  

  

  