The Coccidae of South Africa. 
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The following particulars are given from fresh specimens collected at 
Pretoria by the writer October, 1914, to January, 1915, and from spirit 
material collected at Queenstown, CP., by T. F. Dreyer in 1907 (Cape 
No.: 1898). 
The adult $ is viviparous, giving birth to young during an extended 
period. During this time the body becomes shrivelled and presents 
numerous folds and creases. 
Larva : The newly hatched larvae are deep red coloured (like the 
other stages denuded of secretion) and are at first naked. They 
apparently soon settle down in the leaf-sheaths of grass and secrete 
a white waxy matter which is regularly arranged in masses very much 
like the covering of an Orthezia. The deep red colour of the body is 
plainly visible between the waxy matter. 
The larvae are at first small, 0"316 mm. long, elongate, rather narrow 
behind (Fig. 49). The legs and antennae are black. Bound the margins 
of the body are numerous short, blunt, hair-like appendages which form 
a regular fringe. At intervals are long bristle-like hairs arising from 
thickened sockets. On the dorsum of the abdominal segments are three 
series of similar appendages with a few longer hairs interspersed. On the 
anterior parts are several series of similar hairs. The eyes are con- 
spicuous and deeply pigmented. Mentum short. The antennae are 
comparatively long, being half as long as the body. They are 5-jointed 
with III. and V. long, the others subequal. The measurements 
approximate : (1) 40 ; (2) 40 ; (3) 85 ; (4) 48 ; (5) 105. 
^ series : On November 18, 1914, while observing this species on the 
grasses in front of Union Buildings, elongate masses of cottony material 
were found in the axils of grass-leaves. The photograph (Fig. 45) shows 
the size and shape of these, as the adult 2 on the grass above measured 
7*2 mm. long. This cottony sac looked exactly like the elongate ovisac of 
some mealy-bug. The insect enclosed by this puparium w^as at first, to 
all external appearance, exactly like a half-grown female except that there 
were no mouth -parts. 
Prae-Pupa : Cleared and mounted the prae-pupa is 2-8 mm. long, 
and 1-4 mm. broad, with legs and antennae well developed, but mouth- 
parts absent. The dermis is similar to that of the 2 but the three 
cicatrices are shorter and more broadly oval. 
The antennae (Fig. 495) are 9-jointed, and measure : — 
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R. 74 ^ long and 150 broad 74 68 44 47 47 50 52 125 
L. 74 ^ long and 136 broad 64 68 48 51 51 51 52 120 
The legs I., XL, and II. approximate :— 
108 187 431 110 385 61 230. 
