106 ROBERT NEWSTEAD—ON A NEW GENUS OF PSYLLIDA, &o, 
three triangular spots alternating and equidistant between them, formed by 
groups of dark coloured spines. Length of dried specimen, 3°50 mm, ; length of 
wing, 5 mm. 
Pupa.—Ochreous buff to ochreous brown (dried examples). Antenne of 
three segments, of which the third is much the longest; all the segments with 
many fine hairs some of which are long, others very short, and there are two 
slender spines at the tip of the terminal segment. Legs stout and setose. Wing- 
sheaths with a fringe of rather long slender bristles and slender spines arranged 
more or less alternately. Abdomen short and broadly rounded posteriorly, 
margin with a fringe of fine bristles or hairs; derm with large tracts of minute 
circular spinnerets, and with narrow bands of minute spines arranged transversely. 
Secretionary covering of larva-—Pure white, composed basally of dense 
flocculent matter, externally of very long wool-like filaments varying in length 
from 6 to 26 mm. 
kigqgs.—Pale yellowish, when empty pearly white. ‘hey are laid upon the 
surface of the leaves and are protected with a layer of white and rather densely 
felted wax, the latter extending beyond the eggs for some considerable distance. 
On the leaves and small branches of a species of fig (local name “ Kachire”) ; 
near the north-west shore of Lake Nyasa, 4. VII. 1910 (S. A. Neave). 
April 18th, 1911. 
