THE SCALE INSECT GENUS ASTEROLECANIT/M 117 



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

 anterior end; 2 pairs of setae between antennae and mouth pai 



Apex of abdomen: Notch present ; setae, apical 35 fx long, interapical 2 fx long, 

 dorsal 2 /x long, inner ventral 6 /x long, intermediate ventral 3.6 n long, outer 

 ventral 2.8 /x long: anal ring with 6 setae, each 25 n long, and an inner row of 

 6 and an outer one of 12 pores, divided on dorsal and ventral sides; ventral 

 surface of apex sclerotized in dentate rows. 



Data. — Described from two tests (one empty), one mounted female, 

 and two mounted larvae, on C/dophyMum spectabUe var. cerarmcwrn, 

 cultivated in Botanic Garden. Java. 1901, U. S. X. H.. holotype and 

 para types. 



Closely related to corallinum and psychotriae^ but differing in lack- 

 ing claws. 



Asterolecanium lacrimula, new species 



(Fig. 35, D-M; pi. 5, A) 



Habit. — Living on the upper surface of leaves, in shallow pits. 



Test of female. — Pyriform, 1.5-2 mm. long, 1.25-1.5 wide: strongly convex 

 dorsally. with posterior end of dorsal surface slightly swollen, produced, and 

 hooked downward, produced area not touching host, bnt extending posteriorly 

 to the margin that rests on host : slightly convex ventrally : bright brownish 

 yellow, transparent, fairly thin, shiny or dull: marginal filaments whitish: 

 larval exit semicircular, in ventral surface of produced part. 



Adult female. — More or less pyriform, longer than wide, posterior end slightly 

 produced; 1.10-1.5 mm. long. 1-1.25 wide. 



Margin : 8-shaped pores in a single row terminating once or twice a pore's 

 length from bases of apical setae, posterior pores 11 /x long and 8 wide, others 

 12-13 ix long and S wide, about a pore's length apart ; quinquelocular pores 

 (several quinquelocular pores replaced by pores with 3. or with 6-9, loculi) in a 

 single row. nearly submarginal in position, which i> interrupted for 10-20 

 8-shaped pores at anterior end, and terminates 5-20 8-shaped pores from the pos- 

 terior pair of 8-shaped pores, less numerous than 8-shaped pores near posterior 

 end of row. as numerous as the latter elsewhere. 



Dorsal surface: Minute 8-shaped and disk pores rather sparse: tubular ducts 

 18 /x long. 



Ventral surface: Antenna very short, with 1 seta longer than diameter of 

 antenna; beak with 1 pair of setae: spiracle with bat expanded at inner end, 

 club-shaped: a group of 3-6 quinquelocular pores outside spiracular opening, 6-9 

 similar pores extending from spiracle to body margin in a single or double row, 

 9-15 pores in group and row combined: legs represented by 3 pair- of sclerotized 

 circular areas, each with an elongate conical, slightly curved claw: very large 

 quinquelocular (some trilocular) pores replacing multilocular pores and arrai 

 in 8 complete rows and 1 interrupted row, the anterior row anterior to posterior 

 spiracles, posterior row with 7 pores, penultimate with S or 9, each of next 3 

 with 15-19. each of next 2 with 21-25, next with 30-34. and anterior iv\v with 

 2 or 3 : dark-rimmed 8-shaped pores fairly numerous between spiracular pore 

 bands, rather sparse elsewhere, a few arranged in ."» or 4 transverse rows among 

 the large quinquelocular pores: submarginal 8-shaped pores in a single 

 terminating near the posterior marginal quinquelocular pores, about half as 

 numerous as marginal 8-shaped pores: submarginal setae in a complete 

 terminating near the penultimate pair of marginal 8-shaped pores; 1 pair of setae 

 in each of the posterior 5 rows of large quinquelocular pores. 



Apex of abdomen: Lobes barely indicated, on ventral surface close to margin; 

 setae, apical 80 fx long, interapical 12.6-14.4 u long, inner ventral $> m long, outer 

 ventral 10.S-12.0 n long: anal ring with 6 setae 36-40 a long, and apparently with 

 an inner row of 6 and an outer one of 10 pores, tending toward division on 

 dorsal and ventral sides. 



Larva. — Elliptical. 



Margin: With 28 8-shaped pores, axes of all longitudinal: :i pairs of setae 

 anteriorly. 



Dorsal surface: 8-shaped pores apparently in a Submedian row of 3 or 5 ami a 

 lateral row of 5. on each half of body, posterior pores of each row smaller than 



