THE SCALE INSECT GENUS ASTEROLECAXIUM 15 



Key to Adult Females — Continued 



34. Marginal quinquelocular pores l()-30 in number where each 



spiracular pore band meets body margin, not present near 

 apical setae, and interrupted between anterior and poste- 

 rior spiracular pore bands ; apical setae 64-72 n long 



ilicicola Targioni-Tozzetti, p. 107. 

 Marginal quinquelocular pores more numerous than above, 

 present nearer anterior and posterior ends of body, and 

 not interrupted between anterior and posterior spiracular 

 pore bands ; apical setae not more than 50 /* long except 

 in perplcxum 35 



35. Multilocular pores in 3 rows, usually totaling 6-8, but very 



rarely up to 13 ; apical setae 28-32 fi long 



minus Lindinger, p. 132. 

 Multilocular pores in more than 3 rows and totaling at least 



23 ; apical setae 32-64 p long 36 



36. Multilocular pores in 4 or 5 complete and 2-5 interrupted rows ; 



13-30 quinquelocular pores in each spiracular band 37 



Multilocular pores in 4 complete rows ; 35-100 quinquelocular 



pores in each spiracular band 38 



87. Multilocular pores in 4 or 5 complete and 2-4 interrupted rows ; 



apical setae approximately 48 /j. long ; largest marginal 



8-shaped pores about 9 /* long and 6 wide 



variabile, new species, p. 217. 

 Multilocular pores in 4 complete and 5 interrupted rows ; apical 



setae approximately 64 /x long; largest marginal 8-shaped 



pores about 12 //. long and 8 wide, smallest about 10 /j. long 



and 6 wide per pie-rum. new species, p. 151. 



38. (36) Usually with 23-33 multilocular pores, but very rarely with 



as many as 38 ; mounted specimens averaging 1.25 mm. 

 in diameter ; apical setae averaging 34 fi long 



quercicola (Bouche), p. 173. 



Usually with 50-62 multilocular pores, but very rarely with 



as few as 40, and occasionally with as many as 71 : mounted 



specimens averaging around 1.95 mm. long and 1.5 wide ; 



apical setae averaging 38 fi long 



variolosum (Ratzeburg), p. 218. 



39. (30) Multilocular pores absent 40 



Multilocular pores present 42 



40. Dorsal 8-shaped pores deeply invaginated. actually tubular; 



marginal 8-shaped pores nearly as wide as long, and about 

 9 At long and 8 wide; with a characteristic group of 5-7 

 pairs of setae posterior to genital opening 



Phoenicia Ramachandra Rao, p. 154. 

 Dorsal 8-shaped pores absent ; marginal 8-shaped pores not 



nearly so wide as long; without such a group of setae 41 



41. With marginal trilocular pores; spiracle with a bar; mounted 



specimens approximately 0.6 mm. long and 0.5 wide: dorsal 



tubes absent gilvum, new species, p. 99. 



With marginal quinquelocular pores; spiracle apparently with- 

 out a bar: mounted specimens approximately 1.8 mm. long 

 and 0.1) wide: dorsal tubes present 



simplex, new species, p. 189. 



42. (39) Dorsal 8-shaped pores present 48 



Dorsal 8-shaped pores absent 45 



43. Anal tube present, clearly differentiating anal opening from 



anal ring; anal opening apical borboniae Brain, p. 53. 



Anal tube absent ; anal opening ventral, close to margin 44 



44. Apex of abdomen with 5 pairs of setae: with marginal quin- 



quelocular pores: some dorsal 8-shaped pores twice size 



of marginal inusitatum, new species, p. 118. 



Apex of abdomen with 2 pairs of setae : with marginal trilocular 

 pores; no dorsal 8-shaped pores twice size of marginal 



irilabefactum, new species, p. 112. 



45. (42) With marginal quinquelocular pores 4<» 



With marginal trilocular pores 47 



