ly On a Collection of African Coccidae. ly 



The genus Lophococcus was established by Cockerell ^) for the reception of the type L. mirabilis, 

 and until now it has remained monospecific. I am under the impression, however, that all the species of 

 Aspidoproctus Newst. will eventually be placed in the genus Lophococcus and that the former name will sink 

 as a synonym of the latter. It remains with Cockerell to decide as to whether his type female possesses 

 a large secretionary fiap over the large ventral orifice (? marsupium) or not. He makes no reference to this 

 curious structure in his diagnosis (1 c); though he may possiblv have overlooked it. It is present, however, 

 in the var. tricornis and it is highly probable that it exists in mirabilis. 



Habitat: Deutsch-Südwestafrika, Damaraland, Okahandja, L. Schultze. One specimen, a female, 

 only was collected. 



Mipersia glanäxtUfera n. sp. (Newstead). 



Female, adult, viviparous. Ovate, tumid; pale pink in alcohol, dorsum with an irregulär layer of 

 white mealy secretion, no marginal appendages are visible but these may have been dissolved in the alcohol 

 in which the examples were preserved. Derm thickly studded with spinnerets which are more numerous 

 at the anal extremity ; there are two pairs of large eye-like glands ('cicatrices'), one anterior, the other pair 

 posterior. Antennae of 6 — 7 segments, usually seven ; terminal segment the longest; hairs all spinöse in 

 character; but there is one large curved spine on the sixth segment and two slightly smaller ones at the 

 apex of the seventh '^). Anal lobes quite obsolete, their positions are indicated by 3 — 4 short spines 

 surrounded by a compact mass of spinnerets; there are similar groups of spines and spinnerets on the two 

 preceding segments. Legs very short ; tibia relatively short. Mentum and anal orifice normal. 



Length 2—3,50 mm. 



Female, second stage (PI. III, Fig. 4). Very elongate. Antennae of seven segments. Derm with 

 fewer spinnerets than in the adult ; but there are distinct marginal groups of spinnerets and short spines on all 

 the segments including also the cephalic and thoracic. Last abdominal segment distinctly lobate, highly 

 chitinised and furnished with spines and spinnerets ; the preceding segment similar but the group issmaller. 

 Legs long, stout and hairy. 



Larva. Derm spinöse and glandulär. Anal lobes forming low convex protuberances as in the young 

 female; each of these bear one very long spinöse hair and several short stout spines. Antennae of six 

 segments, hairy and with similar spines to those in the adult. Legs normal and very hairy. 



In some of its structural details this species resembles Ripersia fiUcicola Newst.'): but the adult 

 female is easily distinguished by the character of the antennae and the large and closely packed group of 

 spinnerets on the last two segments. Unfortunately one cannot give any further details regarding the 

 external covering of this insect ; the probabilities are that it will be found to be quite characteristic, judging 

 by the number and arrangement of the spinnerets. 



Habitat: Südwestafrika, Klein-Namaland, Kamaggas, Juni 1904, on Ädiantum sp., Dr. L. Schultze. 



Aspidiot US reticulatus n. sp. (Newstead). 



Puparium of adult female. Form somewhat like a miniature shell of the genus Cardium, trans- 

 versely and coarsely striate, presenting a roughened surface ; pellicles lateral ; colour purplish red, margin 



1) The Entomologist, Vol. XXXIV, 1901, p. 227. 



2) Others may also be present in more perfect examples. 



3) Ent. Mo. Mag. S. S., Vol. IX, p. 96, fig. 10. Monograph Brit Coccidae. Ray Soc, Vol. II, 1903, p. 1S4, pl. 67. 

 Jenaische Denkschriften. X\TI. 3 Schultze, Forschimgsreise in Südafrika. V. 



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