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marginal 8-shaped pores, a submarginal row of disk pores (usually), and a 

 rectangular sclerotized area or 2 elongated sclerotized area- on ventral surface 

 of apex of abdomen. Larva (only those of javae and striatum available) 

 having first antennal segment with 1 seta, fifth with 1, sixth with 2 stout and 

 3 fairly stout setae; coxa with 4 setae, femur with 2, and tarsus with 3 setae. 



Group XI (coffeae, couspicuum, pustulous). — The species coffeo^e 

 and conspicuum are known only from the Ethiopian Region, but 

 pustulams is well disseminated, being found in each of the six major 

 zoogeographical regions. These insects are so similar morphologically 

 to various other species believed to be native to the Oriental Region 

 that there is definite question as to their distributional origin. The 

 relationship of these species to those included in group X i- evident, 

 and additional species and further study may show that these two 

 groups should be consolidated. 



Adult female characterized by a single row of marginal 8-shaped pores, a 

 row of marginal quinquelocular pores terminating at or near posterior marginal 

 8-shaped pores, a ventral marginal row of disk pores, a rectangular sclerotized 

 area or 2 elongate sclerotized areas on ventral surface of apex of abdomen. 

 Larva having first antennal segment with 2 setae, fifth with 1, sixth with 2 

 long and 2 stout setae ; coxa usually with 4 setae, femur with 3, and tarsus with 

 3 setae. 



Group XII (guff a). — This species is found in, and may be in- 

 digenous to, the Oriental Region. 



Adult female and larva characterized by unusual shape of 8-shaped pores, 

 which are as wide as long, with the halves closely appressed ; by apex of 

 abdomen being simply invaginated with anal ring at base of invagination, anal 

 opening and anal tube not differentiated from surrounding derm. 



Certain species do not fit properly in any of the groups defined 

 above, although a few do resemble the species included in one or 

 another of the outlined groups. The species involved are the follow- 

 ing: acaciae, found in and indigenous to the Australian Region; 

 borbo-niae, found in the Ethiopian Region, native habitat uncertain; 

 bormense, garcinioe, sumofroe. found in the Oriental Region, indige- 

 nous to the Palearctic or Oriental region, possibly belonging in one 

 group ; brevixphnun* found in and indigenous to the Ethiopian Region; 

 epidendri, found in the Palearctic and Xearctic Regions (in green- 

 houses), and in the Oriental and Neotropical Regions, probably in- 

 digenous to the Neotropical Region, resembling species of Group VI ; 

 euphorbiae, found in the Ethiopian Region, native habitat uncertain, 

 resembling species of Group VI; euryopis, occurring in and indigenous 

 to the Ethiopian Region; llagdlariae, found in the Oriental Region, 

 native habitat uncertain; ingae. known from and probably indigenous 

 to the Neotropical Region, resembling species of Group VI: medium, 

 found in and indigenous to the Australian Region, resembling species 

 of Group IX; pcfrophUae, occurring in and probably native to the 

 Australian Region: quaesitum, found in and probably indigenous to 

 the Neotropical Region, resembling species of Group VI: tokyoms, 

 found in the Oriental and Palearctic Regions, probably indigenous to 

 the Palearctic Region: uuguJafum. found in the Oriental Region and 

 indigenous to it or to the Australian Region, resembling specie- oi 

 Group VIII. 



Type material of the new species described in this paper is included 

 in the National Collection of Coccidae and, in some cases, in the collec- 

 tion of the individual or institution furnishing specimens. 



