The Coccidae of Soutli Africa. 
Antennal range : — 
137 
SERIES C, WITH NINE-SEGMENTED ANTENNAE. 
32. PSEUDOCOCCUS BANTU sp. n. 
(Plate XIX., Fig. 27.) 
Ovisac : Large clusters of irregular white ovisacs v^ere found at the 
bases of the leaves and on the crov^ns of grass. 
Ova and larvae : Pallid to cream-coloured. 
Adult 2 : Small, orange in colour, with a very slight covering of 
powdery secretion, but without lateral or caudal filaments. In boiling 
KOH the colour turns pale brown, then yellow, while the Hquid remains 
colourless. 
The dermis is characterized by the regularity of the scattered gland- 
pores. Those of the dorsum are large and disc-like : the ventral pores 
are small ; a few with spinose hairs. The marginal areas have but few 
additional pores surrounding the two slender spines (Fig. 27). 
Mounted specimens average 2'3 mm. long by 1-8 mm. broad. 
The antennal segments measure :— (1) 37-44 ; (2) 61-68 ; (3) 44-52 ; 
(4) 24-28 ; (5) 34-38 ; (6) 27-35 ; (7) 30-38 ; (8) 30-35 ; (9) 54-58. 
