The Coccidae of South Africa. 
Ill 
Eegarding the antennae, Signoret, 1875, p. 310, gives the following 
particulars : — 
" Les antennes de la femelle mere sont de huit articles, quoique nous en ayons 
trouve aussi de sept, mais I'etat normal est huit. Dans ce cas, le deuxieme et le 
troisieme sont egaux et plus longs que les quatrieme, cinquieme, sixieme et 
septieme, qui sont les plus courts, et, dans ceux-ci, le septieme est un peu plus long, 
le huitieme le double plus long que le precedent et d'une longueur egale aux quatrieme, 
cinquieme et sixieme reunis ; la pubescens est rare et peu longue, celle des pattes au 
contraire assez longue." 
Maskell, 1893, pp. 88-89, writes :— 
"Antennae of eight joints, of which the second and third are equal, and longer 
than the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh ; the eighth is about equal to the fourth, 
fifth, and sixth together ; the hairs on the joints are short." 
In describing an insect found on Theohroma cacao in the gardens of 
the Eoyal Botanic Society (England) in April, 1889, Douglas, 1889, p. 317, 
describes the antennae in the following terms : — 
" Antennae short, of 8 joints (Fig,), 1st very stout, not short ; 2nd and 3rd 
longer, in length subequal, strong, but each consecutively thinner ; 4th shortest of 
all ; 5th and 6th each a trifle longer than 4th, subequal ; 7th a trifle longer than 6th ; 
8th pointed, longest of all, equal to 5th, 6th, and 7th together, all with fine projecting 
hairs, the terminal ones on 8th longest." 
Douglas named this species Ps. theobromae, but I think it was in all 
probability Ps. bromcliae (Bouche). 
16. PSEUDOCOCCUS BURNERAE Sp. n. 
(Plate XVI., Fig. 3. Plate XVIII., Fig. 17. Plate XIX., Fig. 22.) 
Adult ? 2 with ovisacs usually aggregated in compact masses on the 
undersides of the leaves of the various host-plants (Fig. 3). 
The ovisacs are white, cottony, generally more or less spherical when 
complete, but the exact contour often obscured by the crowding of many 
together. The adult female is generally visible on top of the ovisac, the 
sides of which are raised around the insect. It therefore looks as 
though it had been pushed into the soft cottony mass. In other cases the 
insect is found at one side of the ovisac, which protrudes behind and 
below it, giving a decided Pulvinaria effect. 
Ova and larvae pale translucent brown at first ; showing slightly 
purplish later. 
Larva of the usual type, with 6-jointed antennae ; joint 6 long. 
Adult of the usual type. 
