THE SCALE INSECT GENUS ASTEROLECANIUM 221 



Data. — Redescribed from one mounted female labeled Australia. 

 Maskell Collection No. 423, U. S. National Museum Catalogue No. 

 40362. allotype. 



Maskell stated (70, p. 63), "Hab. In Australia, on Acaoia sp. 

 I have specimens from Adelaide, sent by Mr. Koebele. on twigs with 

 dark-red bark, and in these the fringes of the adult are pink; others, 

 from Sydney, sent by Mr. Froggatt, are on twigs with lighter and 

 greyish bark, and the fringes are white; but otherwise the specimens 

 are identical.'* From these data, published with the original de- 

 scription, it seems that the specimen at hand is from the lot collected 

 by Mr. Koebele. Morrison and Morrison pointed out (73, p. S) that 

 the specimens mentioned by Maskell as being from twigs with dark- 

 red bark and haying the marginal fringe pink might be considered 

 as ventruomm because they are treated first in the description, and 

 that the specimens from lighter and grayish bark with the marginal 

 fringe whitish actually represented another species, which they de- 

 scribed as acaciae (73, pp. 3-4). 



The two pores on the antenna mentioned by Morrison and Morrison 

 probably were setal bases, pores not haying been found on the antennae 

 of members of this genus. The apical setae are 65 //. long, instead of 

 165 jx long, as stated by Morrison and Morrison, the latter length un- 

 doubtedly being a typographical error. 



Asterolecanium victoriae, new species 



(Fig. 70, D-I ; pi. 7, F) 



Habit. — Living on both surfaces of leaves, in shallow depressions. 



Test of female. — Nearly ovoid, 1.10-2 mm. long, 1-1. 75 wide : slightly convex 

 dorsally. flat or slightly convex ventrally ; brownish yellow, transparent, thin, 

 smooth: marginal filaments whitish; circular larval exit in ventral surface close 

 to margin. 



Adult female. — Somewhat ovoid, 1-1.75 mm. long, 0.75-1.5 wide. 



Margin: 8-shaped pores in a single row terminating twice the length of a 

 posterior pore from bases of apical setae, posterior pores 9 m long and 6 wide, 

 the remainder 11-12 n long and 7-8 wide, usually less than a pore's width apart : 

 quinqneloeular pores in a single row terminating near the tenth 8-shaped pore 

 from end of row. about half as numerous as corresponding 8-shaped pores. 



Dorsal surface: Minute 8-sbaped pores fairly numerous: disk pores sparse: 

 tubular ducts 24 u long. 



Ventral surface: Antenna nearly fiat, with 2 setae longer and 3-5 much shorter 

 than diameter of antenna : beak with 2 pairs of setae; spiracular bar broad; 2-5 

 quinquelocular pores in a group at spiracular opening ami ."> or 4 similar pores 

 extending to body margin in a single row. 6-10 in group and row combined: 

 multilocular pores, totaling 71-81 and with 6-10 loculi, in 6 complete and 2 

 interrupted rows, the posterior row with 4 or 5 pores, each of next 4 rows with 

 11-15, each of the next 3 rows with 5-8; 1-3 dark-rimmed 8-shaped pores each 

 side of beak and a few arranged in 4 or 5 transverse rows posterior to beak: 

 submargiual 8-shaped pores in a single row terminating near the second from the 

 last row ,,f multilocular pores, as numerous as corresponding marginal 8-shaped 

 pores; submargiual setae in a complete row terminating near penultimate pair of 

 marginal 8-shaped pores: 2 pairs of setae in posterior row of multilocular pores, 

 1 pair in each of next 2 rows. 



Apex of abdomen: Notch present : lobes indicated ; setae, apical 72 u long, inter- 

 apical 9 a long, one 5.4 fx long usually entad of interapical on 1 side of body only, 

 inner ventral 7.2 a long, outer ventral n long; anal opening ventral, circular, 

 its margin membranous; anal tube slightly sclerotized, cylindrical; anal ring 

 with 4 setae 2 /a long. 



Larva. — Elliptical. 



Margin: With 2s 8-shaped pores, axes of all longitudinal; 3 pairs of setae at 

 anterior end. 



