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stout hooks at the ape^. Abdomen conical in shape; style comparatively- 

 short but stout. On the dorsal surface of the eighth abdominal segment 

 there are found secretions of two long waxy filaments; they are about 

 V/i of length of body. 



Egg: Length 0.4 mm. width 0.2 mm. Oval, light orange; male egg 

 is lighter than the female in color. 



Newly hatched larva: Length 0.5-0.55 mm. width 0.25-0.28 mm. 

 elliptical in shape and depressed. Mouth-part large, well developed. 

 Antennae 6- jointed; sixth segment the largest; second, fourth and fifth 

 segments are provided with one hair; third with two hairs; and sixth 

 with seven hairs. Legs short and stout. Ventral surface of the body 

 bears many short capitate hairs, which are formed into 4 rows at the 

 abdomen. Caudal lobes terminate with a long hair. Body light orange; 

 male larva is lighter in color than the female. 



Second stage of larva: Length 0.7 mm. width 0.35-0.4 mm. 

 Elliptical in form, and depressed, slightly narrow posteriorly. Antennae: 

 third and sixth segments sub-equal, second, fourth and fifth segments 

 short and sub-equal. Legs slender and long. Margin of the body is 

 provided with long hairs. 



Third stage of the male larva: Body oval, and increasing in height 

 over the second stage. Legs rudimentary. 



Male pupa: Length 2.5 mm. width 1 mm. Oval in shape; head 

 slender, abdomen round; style comparatively short. 



Young female: Oval in shape; dorsally conical, and ventrally 

 flattened. Length 1.5-1.7 mm. 



III. Life History 



The eggs which are laid under the body of the mother insect 

 toward the end of May and hatch out in the middle of June, when 

 the larvae slip off from the body of the mother. The mode of separation 

 varies with the sex. 



Generally, the female larvae leave the mother's body earlier than the 

 male by one week. As soon as the female larvae leave the mother body, 

 they find a new abode on the upper surface of leaves and by carefully 

 inserting their mouths along the veins of the leaves suck juice for food. 



