THE SCALE INSECT GENUS ASTER OLE CANIUM 69 



submedian 8-shaped pores; a pair of setae anterior to the anterior xmr f 

 submedian pores. 



Ventral surface: Antennal setae, I, 2 ; IV, 1 : V, 1 ; VI, 2 long, 2 stout, ?, fairly 

 stout, 2 slender; antennal bases one-third length of antenna apart; beak setae, 

 2 pairs apical, 1 pair basal ; spiracles each with 1 trilocular and 1 quinquelocular 

 pore, or anterior spiracle with 2 trilocular pores; leg setae, coxa 4, femur 1 on 

 inner margin near base and 1 each on inner and outer margins near center, 

 tarsus 2 on inner and 1 on outer margin ; tibia one-half as long as tarsus; 7 pairs 

 of submarginal 8-shaped pores of which 1 pair is between the antennae and the 

 posterior pair on the third segment anterior to penultimate segment of body ; 

 disk pores 6-8 in number, all posterior to the posterior submarginal 8-shaped 

 pores or 1 anterior to these and on same segment ; 10 pairs of submarginal 

 minute setae, on abdomen and thorax, 3 pairs of submarginal larger setae at 

 anterior end: 2 pairs of setae between antennae and mouth parts. 



Apex of abdomen : Notch present ; setae, apical, 63 /x long, interapical 5.4 \i 

 long, dorsal 2.6 ^ long, inner ventral 3.6 ix long, intermediate ventral apparently 

 2.4 \x long; anal ring with 6 setae about 23.4 \x long and with an inner row of 6 

 and an outer one of 12 pores, tending toward division on dorsal side; ventral 

 surface of apex with a heavily sclerotized, irregularly rectangular area anterior 

 to intermediate ventral setae, surrounding area slightly sclerotized and rugose. 



Data. — Redescribed from unmounted material, three mounted fe- 

 males, and six mounted larvae on Coffea sp.. Kenya, Africa. R. H. Le 

 Pelley. March 1933, from E. E. Green. 



Both Laing (56, p. JfiT) and James (53, p. 1$1) have pointed out 

 that the filaments of the tests of this species are distinctly pinkish 

 instead of golden yellow as stated by Xewstead. In some tests at 

 hand, all of which are dry, the filaments are the same color as the test, 

 while in others they are distinctly pinkish. 



Xewstead stated (76, p. 161), "Margin with two rows of figure-of-8 

 spinnerets and also a number of others arranged irregularly along the 

 submarginal area; first marginal row placed closely together; second 

 marginal row widely separated." There is only one marginal row of 

 8-shaped pores, the "second marginal row" of Newstead being on the 

 dorsal surface. In the antennae of the larva, according to James 

 (63, p. \21t). "eight joints can be distinguished in the majority of speci- 

 mens." The specimens at hand, however, have the antennae six-seg- 

 mented. Eight antennal segments have not been found in any species 

 of this genus. 



Asterolecanium conspicuum Brain 



(Fig. 15, L--ST; fig. 16, A; pi. 3. D) 



Described in 1920 (12, p. 112). 



Habit. — Living on bark in shallow or fairly deep pits. 



Test of female. — Usually nearly circular, but often slightly longer than wide 

 or wider than long, approximately 1-1.5 mm. in diameter: nearly flat or very 

 slightly convex dorsally, sometimes with a faint longitudinal median carina, and 

 with faint transverse striations, slightly to rather strongly convex ventrally; 

 light brownish or greenish yellow, translucent, fairly thick : marginal filaments 

 silvery or very pale yellowish, dorsal filaments of the same color and very 

 slightly longer than marginal, numerous ; elliptical larval exit in margin. 



Adult female. — Of same shape as test, 1-1.25 mm. in diameter. 



Margin: 8-shaped pores in a single row terminating length of apical seta from 

 setal bases, individual pores measuring 12-13 ,u long and 8-9 wide, around a 

 pore's width apart; quinquelocular pores in a single row from near antennae to 

 3-9 8-shaped pores from the posterior pair of 8-shaped pores, half as numerous 

 as 8-shaped pores at ends of row, elsewhere as numerous; disk pores mostly in 

 a single row but double near posterior end. situated ventrad of quinquelocular 

 pores, and terminating posterior to the 8-shaped pores nearly directly anterior 

 to apical setae, about as numerous as 8-shaped pores. 



