110 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 
I have no doubt that the common pineapple mealy-bug of the Eastern 
Cape Province and Natal belongs to this species, and the following 
measurements are included to assist in future determinations of the 
species : — 
Specirdens of adult 2 , mounted, average 2*75 mm. in length. 
Adult ? , viviparous, usually containing well-developed larvae when 
mounted. The larvae are 0-45 mm. in length, have 6-jointed antennae, 
and moderately produced caudal lobes. On the dorsal surface, between 
the position of legs III and the caudal lobes there are two large stomata- 
like pores (?) eye-shaped cicatrices "), which are also retained in the later 
stages. 
The adult $ has 8-jointed antennae which range in size as follows 
(from 12 specimens) :— (1) 45-52 ; (2) 36-47 ; (3) 37-44 ; (4) 17-23 ; (5) 
27-35 ; (6) 80-34 ; (7) 34-41 ; (8) 75-85 
The leg measurements approximate : — 
I. 
60 
95 
200 
50 
110 
25 
64 + claw 
II. 
64 
100 
210 
54 
110 
25 
66 -f claw 
III. 
68 
106 
250 
68 
130 
27. 
70 -f claw 
The mentum is distinctly segmented, and is about 150 /x long. 
The setae of the anal lobes may attain 145 /x in length, but average 
134 fjL, while those of the anal ring are approximately 88 ^ in length. 
