MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY 

 OF ADULT MALES OF THE 



FAMILY COCCIDAE 

 (HOMOPTERA : COCCOIDEA) 



By J. H. GILIOMEE* 



I 'INTENTS 



Acknowledgements 



Introduction 

 Review of the Literai i r] 

 Material and Technique 

 Key to Lettering on Figures 



Abbreviations used in the I 

 General Morphology 



General Characteristics 

 The Head 



I le id Capsule 

 Antennae . 

 The Thorax 



1 Yothorax . 

 Mesothorax 

 Metathorax 

 Wings and Halteres 

 Legs . 

 The Abdomen . 



I'regenital Segments 



Genital Segment and External Genitalia 

 Description of the Species 

 The EULECANIUM Grou 

 The ERIOPELTIS Group 

 The INGLISIA Croup 

 The COCCUS Group . 

 Discussion 



Taxonomic Significance of the Characters 

 Classification and Interrelationships of the 



Males 



Groups of Genera 



Genera ..... 

 Species ..... 

 Relationships of the Coccidae with the other subdivisions 

 Coccoidea 

 Keys .... 

 References . 

 Index .... 



* The information contained in this work was submitted in the form of a thesis for 

 Doctor of Philosophy in the University of London, June, 1964. 



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