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The other specimens were placed upon young pine-trees in the office 
garden, but as no further records were made they apparently disappeared. 
Claude Fuller, who saw the insects when they arrived, says that they 
were dark red in colour, larger and darker coloured than M. fulleri. 
The slide shows the insect to be quite distinct from anything I have 
yet seen, the name hirtus being suggested by the appearance under the 
microscope. 
The two mounted specimens measure : — 
{a) 8 mm. long and 4-5 mm. broad. 
{h) 6-2 mm. long and 3-5 mm. broad. 
The dermis is closely crowded with slightly clubbed glandular hairs, and 
occasional long hairs, the latter fitting into thickened sockets. 
The antennae in both insects are 11- segmented, the joints measuring : — 
B. 145 170 156 70 68 68 102 102 102 102 175 
L. ? 168 154 68 68 70 98 102 102 102 175 
B. 153 136 120 68 68 74 85 91 85 85 170 
L. 136 115 120 68 68 68 85 92 85 85 170 
Legs : — 
Femur + trochanter. Tibia. Tarsus without claw, 
(a) 1,078 II 840-942 ^ 430 
(6) 847/i 800 n 460 ^ 
Some of the marginal hairs, especially those of the posterior margin, 
are exceptionally long, reaching 750 fi in length. 
Habitat : On shoots of Pinus canariensis. Kubusie Plantation, 
Stutterheim, CP. Collected by C. C. Bobertson, April 23, 1913. 
Collection No. : 3. 
Gen. ICEBYA Signoret. 
2 : Body usually yellow to reddish-brown in colour, densely covered 
with white or yellowish powdery or cottony material which may entirely 
obscure the body-colour, and may be separated into definite masses 
suggesting the appearance of an Orthezia. 
Body remaining soft to maturity. Oviparous specimens stationary at 
maturity, secreting a large fluted ovisac ; viviparous species usually active 
throughout life, not producing an ovisac. 
Legs and antennae dark in colour, often black. 
Antennae of 11 segments. 
