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recognizable from the description. If the insect actually belongs to 

 Asterolecanium- there is greater possibility of its being identical with 

 arabidk than with any other species. In case Heyden's specimens are 

 found and prove to be the same as araoidis the name eburmeum would 

 have priority. 



Asterolecanium flavociliatum Green 



Described in 1909 (.$£, p. 322) from specimens found on small 

 branches of Arundinaria, usually concealed beneath the leaf sheaths, 

 from Pundaluoya, Ceylon. The species appears to be rather similar 

 to coronatum. 



Asterolecanium grande (Newstead) 



Described in 1894 (7 4, pp. 179-183) in the genus Pollinia, from 

 specimens collected on a grasslike plant in Baluchistan; placed in 

 Asterolecanium by various workers including Fernald (32, p. 51). 

 The species is not recognizable from the original description. 



Asterolecanium hancocki Laing 



Described in 1929 (56, pp. 4-66-^67), from specimens found on the 

 bark of coffee, Kuvezeke, Uganda. Laing stated, "Scattered fairly 

 thickly throughout ventral surface are small 8-shaped pores about 

 half the size of marginal series, while on dorsal surface are numerous 

 circular pores slightly larger than those of marginal series, indefinitely 

 arranged immediately in front of anal setae, but on each of the pre- 

 ceding five segments there is a single transverse discontinuous series." 

 On the basis of analogy with other species it seems likely that the 

 8-shaped pores of this form are on the dorsal surface rather than the 

 ventral, and that the "circular pores" (doubtless multilocular) are on 

 the ventral surface. 



Asterolecanium loranthi Green 



Described in 1922 (46, p. 1036), from a single specimen collected on 

 Loranthus neelgherrensis, Hakgala, Ceylon. The species appears to 

 resemble litseae. 



Asterolecanium minutum Green (Ms.) 



In 1930 (79, p. 55), Ramakrishna Ayyar applied the name Astero- 

 lecanium minutum Green (Ms.) to specimens collected on bamboo 

 leaves, Dhone Valley, Malabar. The name has not been validated 

 and it is now preoccupied, Takahashi having described a species under 

 the name minutum in 1930 (93, pp. 10-11). Specimens bearing the 

 above data have been examined by the writer and it is her opinion 

 that they do not belong in Asterolecanium, but represent an unde- 

 scribed species of Polea. 



Asterolecanium morini Mamet 



Described in 1937 (66, p. 176) from specimens collected on Pentas 

 canvea, Port Louis, Mauritius. From the description and figures, 



