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of a pore apart; 4-14 (usually 6) quinquelocular pores usually present where 

 each spiracular pore band meets margin. 



Dorsal surface: With or without 8-shaped pores, when present 1-4 along 

 median line, 10 y, long and 6 wide; minute 8-shaped and disk pores sparse; 

 tubular ducts 28 i* long ; dorsal tubes present. 



Ventral surface: Antenna circular, short, with 2 setae longer than diameter 

 of antenna ; beak without setae ; spiracle with bar small, sometimes rather incon- 

 spicuous, atrium slightly enlarged and containing 1-3 quinquelocular pores, with 

 4 or 5 similar pores extending from spiracle to body margin in a single row ; 

 2 slightly enlarged quinquelocular pores posterior to genital opening; 2 or 3 

 dark-rimmed 8-shaped pores each side of beak and 2 or 3 in a transverse row 

 anterior to genital opening; submarginal 8-shaped pores in a single row appar- 

 ently terminating slightly before the marginal 8-shaped pores and at least one- 

 half as numerous as marginal 8-shaped pores ; 6 pairs of submarginal setae on 

 abdomen, the posterior pair around three-fourths length of an apical seta from 

 bases of apical setae; 1 pair of setae posterior, and 1 pair anterior, to genital 

 opening. 



Apex of abdomen : Notch present ; lobes indicated ; setae, apical 48 fx long, 

 interapical 9 fx long, inner ventral 5.4-7.2 \x long, outer ventral 6.5 jx long ; anal 

 ring with 4 setae 30 and two 34 fx long, with an inner row of 6 and an outer one 

 apparently of 12 or 14 pores, tending toward division on dorsal and ventral sides; 

 ventral surface of apex slightly sclerotized and rugose near median line. 



Larva. — Nearly elliptical. 



Margin : With 28 8-shaped pores, axes of the posterior 6 pairs diagonal, of 

 the others longitudinal ; normally 3 pairs of setae at anterior end. 



Dorsal surface : 8-shaped pores in a submedian row of 8-11 on each half of 

 body, posterior pores smallest, the others gradually larger cephalad, but anterior 

 pore only slightly larger than posterior, these dorsal pores around one-fourth 

 larger than corresponding marginal pores ; disk pores in lateral area. 



Ventral surface : Antennal setae, I. 1 : IV, 1 ; V, 1 ; VI, 2 long, 2 stout, 3 

 fairly stout, 1 slender ; antennal bases about one-third length of antenna apart ; 

 beak setae, 2 pairs apical, 1 pair median ; anterior spiracle with l trilocular 

 pore, posterior spiracle with 1 trilocular and 1 quinquelocular pore; leg setae, 

 coxa 4. femur 1 on inner margin near base and 1 on outer margin near center, 

 tarsus 2 on inner and 1 on outer margin ; tibia three-fourths as long as tarsus ; 



9 pairs of submarginal 8-shaped pores; 6 pairs of submarginal minute setae, 

 on abdomen and thorax, 1 pair of submarginal larger setae at anterior end; 

 2 pairs of setae between antennae and mouth parts. 



Apex of abdomen : Notch present : setae, apical 28 /x long, interapical 3.6 fx 

 long, inner ventral 3.6 /x long, outer ventral 3.6 /x long; anal ring with 6 setae 

 about 10.8 fx long and an inner row of 6 and an outer row of apparently 8 or 



10 pores, tending toward division on dorsal side. 



Test of male. — Elongate, tapering gradually from anterior third to posterior 

 end; 1 mm. long, 0.3 wide; convex dorsally, sometimes with faint transverse 

 striatums along median line; flat ventrally ; brownish or greenish yellow, trans- 

 parent, thin, shiny or dull ; marginal filaments pale brownish or whitish ; dorsal 

 filaments whitish, arranged in a median and in a lateral row, longer than 

 marginal. 



Male nymph. — Antenna 10-segmented ; each lobe area of abdomen apparently 

 with 1 long and 2 short setae; other characters indeterminable. 



Data. — Redescribed from specimens (10 females. 15 larvae, and 1 

 male nymph, mounted) on Arundinaria sp., Pundalnoya. Ceylon, E. 

 E. Green, January 1907, type. 



Allied to penwillatum and pseudolanceolatv/m. 



ASTEROLECANIUM SPARUS, HOW SpCClCS 



(Fig. 66, A-F) 

 Habit. — Unknown. 



Test of female. — Elongate, posterior end broken off. broken tost 3 mm. long. 

 1 wide; flat dorsally, with a faint longitudinal median carina: flat ventrally; 

 dull yellow, transparent, fairly thin, punctate; marginal filaments salmon, 

 fragmentary. 

 Adult female. — Lanceolate, 3 mm. long, 1 wide. 

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