OF PSr-IlDOCOCCIDAE & ERIOCOCCIDAE 



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Legs : Comparatively long and slender ; the ratio length of the hind leg to the total length 

 of the body 1 : 18 1-9(1-84). Coxa and trochanter about 37 and i8(x wide respectively. Femur 

 about 27(jl wide ; that of the middle leg shortest and that of the hind leg longest ; the ratio 

 width to length of the hind femur 1 : 4-7-5-2 (5-0). Tibia about i8(x wide ; with 2 apical 

 spurs and 2 4 smaller spines ; the ratio length of femur to length of tibia in the front leg 

 1 : 1 -o-i-i (103). Tarsus about i6(z wide ; tarsal digitules apically knobbed, about 31JX long. 

 Claw gradually tapering to a sharply pointed apex ; ungual digitules extremely fine. The 

 following table shows the lengths of the leg segments (in microns) and the number of setae 

 on each : 



Coxa 



length 



f.s. 



h.s. 



Fore leg 

 24-27 (26) 

 7-io (8-7) 

 4-6(50 



Middle leg 



24-27 (26) 

 7-1 1 (96) 

 4-6 (49) 



Hind leg 



27-31 (29) 

 9-12 (103) 

 4-7 (5-6) 



Trochanter 



length 



f.s. 



h.s. 



46-49 (48) 

 2-4 (2-9) 

 3-4 (37) 



46-49 (48) 

 2-4 (2-5) 

 2-4 (3-4) 



49-52 (51) 

 2-5 (31) 

 3-4 (37) 



Femur 



length 



f.s. 



h.s. 



125-137 (131) 



18-23 (204) 



6-9 (72) 



119-131 (125). 

 15 19 (169) 

 5-7 (6-i) 



I3I-M3 (137) 

 16-21 (195) 



5-8 (7-o) 



Tibia 



length 



f.s. 



h.s. 



125-140 (134) 



19-28 (244) 



6-9 (7-6) 



1 <; 146 (143) 



21 29 (26-7) 



7-10 (7-8) 



162-183 (171) 



24-32 (28-2) 



7-11 (8-i) 



Tarsus 



length 



f.s. 



h.s. 



55-58 (57) 

 12-16 (136) 



4-6 (5-2) 



55-58 (57) 

 11-16 (129) 

 4-6 (49) 



61-67 (63) 

 13-18 (15-1) 

 4-7 (5'8) 



Claw 



length 



31-36 (34) 



^1-36 (34) 



31-36 (34) 



Total length 



of leg 



418-442 (427) 



424-445 (433) 



470-512 (485) 



app 



aps 



200^* 



100. 



Fig. 14. Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell), lateral view. 



