THE SCALE INSECT GENUS ASTER OLECANIUM 203 



Apex of abdomen : Setae, apical 64 fi long, interapical 7.2 n long, inner ventral 

 2.5 n long, outer ventral 5 p long; anal ring with 6 setae 16.2 n long and with 

 an inner row of 6 and an outer one apparently of 12 or 14 pores, with a tendency 

 toward division on dorsal and ventral sides; ventral surface of apex slightly 

 sclerotized in dentate rows. 



Data. — Described from unmounted specimens, four mounted females, 

 and seven mounted larvae from Styphelia sp., Australia, G. Compere, 

 Compere No. 872, holotype and paratypes. 



This species is closely related to veittruoswn, the most conspicuous 

 difference between the two being the presence of numerous dorsal 

 8-shaped pores in subventruomm and their absence in ventruosum. 



Asterolecanium suishae, new species 



(Fig. 70, B-E ; pi. 4, H) 



Erroneously assigned to pasaniae by Takahashi in 1930 (93 , pp. 33, 

 40). 



Habit. — Living on both surfaces of leaves. 



Test of female. — Circular, 1.85-2.25 mm. in diameter; flat dorsally, sometimes 

 with a faint longitudinal median carina ; flat ventrally ; light brownish or green- 

 ish yellow, transparent, very thin, shiny, punctate : marginal filaments very pale 

 brownish yellow or bright salmon ; larval exit apparently a slit in ventral surface 

 at margin. 



Adult female. — Circular, 1.65-2.10 mm. in diameter. 



Margin : 8-shaped pores in a single row terminating around a pore's length from 

 bases of apical setae, posterior pores 8 n long and 5 wide, or all pores 9-10 \x 

 long and 5 wide, around a pore's width apart ; quinquelocular pores in a single 

 row, usually interrupted for a space equal to that occupied by 9-35 8-shaped pores 

 at anterior end and terminating at a point opposite one of the posterior 33 8-shaped 

 pores, the pores varying in number but usually less numerous than corresponding 

 8-shaped pores near ends of row and around twice as numerous as 8-shaped 

 pores elsewhere. 



Dorsal surface: Minute 8-shaped pores sparse; disk pores numerous; tubular 

 ducts 24 ix long. 



Ventral surface : Antenna roughly conical, with 3 setae nearly as long as. and 

 1 much shorter than, diameter of antenna : beak with 2 pairs of setae; spiracular 

 bar fairly broad ; 23-39 (usually around 30) quinquelocular pores extending from 

 spiracle to body margin in a row that is irregularly single to triple ; multilocular 

 pores, totaling 57-68 and with 6-10 loculi, in 4 complete and 4 or 5 interrupted 

 rows, the posterior row with 13-17 pores, penultimate row with 11-16, next with 

 12-14. next with 10-13. and each of interrupted rows with 2-4 ; 2 or 3 dark-rimmed 

 8-shaped pores each side of mouth parts, a few scattered near spiracles and on 

 abdomen ; submarginal 8-shaped pores in a double row terminating near median 

 line, usually 1 or 2 opposite each marginal 8-shaped poje ; submarginal setae 

 present only posterior to posterior spiracles, the posterior pair near the penulti- 

 mate or posterior pair of marginal 8-shaped pores ; 2 pairs of setae in the posterior 

 row of multilocular pores and 1 pair in each of the other complete rows. 



Apex of abdomen : Setae, apical 56 /j. long, interapical 12 fx long, outer ventral 

 3.6 n long ; anal opening ventral, circular, its margin membranous. 



Larva. — Elliptical. 



Margin: With 28 8-shaped pores, the anterior pair slightly larger than the rest, 

 axes of all longitudinal : 2 pairs of setae at anterior end. 



Dorsal surface: 8-shaped pores in a submedian row of 5-7 and a lateral of 9. 

 on each half of body, anterior pore of each row slightly larger than the others, 

 about as long as the width of marginal pores; disk pores between submedian and 

 lateral, and a few between lateral and marginal. 8-shaped pores. 



Ventral surface: Antennal setae. I, 1 : IV. 1 ; V. 0; VI. 2 long, 2 stout. 2 fairly 

 stout. 2 slender; antennal bases one-half length of antenna apart: beak with 2 

 pairs of setae at tip : anterior spiracle with 1 trilocular and 1 quinquelocular pore, 

 posterior spiracle with 1 apparently trilocular pore: leg setae, coxa 3. femur 1 on 

 inner margin near base, tarsus 1 each on inner and outer margins; tibia one-fifth 

 as long as tarsus; n pairs of submarginal 8-shaped pores ; 7 pairs of submarginal 



