The Coccidae of SoutJi Africa. 
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The setae of the anal lobes may reach 75 ^ in length. 
Those of the anal ring are about 100 jx long. 
Host-plants : Common on a variety of cultivated palms. 
South African localities: Introduced into a nursery in the Cape 
Peninsula about 1906, probably from Belgium (A. E. Kelly). Now 
common also at Graaff Eeinet (CP.), Durban (Natal), and in Pretoria (Tr.) 
Collection No. : 58. 
10. PSEUDOCOCCUS SOCIALIS sp. n. 
(Plate XVIII., Fig. 15.) 
Ovisac : An irregular mass of white cottony secretion, about 3 mm. in 
diameter, in the axil of a grass-leaf was found to cover numbers of ova 
and larvae, and also eight adult insects, all of which contained eggs. 
The larva is of the usual type, but the caudal lobes are not produced. 
The antennae are comparatively long, of 6 segments, with 6 as long as 
3 + 4 + 5. 
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The adult $ is elongate, of a purplish-brown colour, the whole body 
being slightly powdered with white. There were no signs of lateral or 
caudal filaments. Below the cluster of insects there was a dense white 
layer of meal. 
When placed into boihng KOH the insect turns black, then deep rich 
purple. 
