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shield snowy white ; insect reddish orange. Pellicles 
of male puparium dark brown. Adult male with 3 
knobbed digitules on feet. 
Locality Pundnloya. 
8. C. minuta, n. sp. — On Tetranthera. A very small 
species, appearing to the naked eye like minute yel- 
lowish specks on under surface of the leaf. Female 
shield colourless and transparent. Male puparium also 
very thin and transparent. Adult female insect very 
pale yellow. Male with 3 knobbed digitules on feet. 
Locality Punduloya. 
9. (7. acuminata, n. sp. — Found on both surfaces of 
leaves ot ArOisia and several unidentified plants. 
Female shield very long and narrow with a median 
ridge, yellowish brown. Insect very pale yellow, 
tinged with bright orange in order individuals. Pygidia 
lobes very smalt. Male puparium strongly carinate, 
the furrows coloured reddish, giving a general pink 
tinge to the mass. Feet with 3 knobbed digitules. 
Terminal point of antenna with 3 knobbed hairs. 
Locality Punduloya. 
10. C. doBuyni, n. sp. — On Elaagnus latifoUa under 
surface of leaves. Female shielo thin, whitish, but 
closely covered with tbe stellate hairs of the leaf. 
Insect bright yellow. Pygidium reddish. Pygidial 
lobes large and prominent. Ma e with 3 knobbed 
digitules on feet. 
Locality Punduloya. 
11. C. exercitata, n. sp. — On both surfaces of leaves 
of Tea, Pyscaotria aird other plants, in colonies consis- 
ting usually of one, or a very few females and a 
large number of males; the white carinated male 
puparia being disposed very regularly in parallel lines. 
Female shield long and narrow, r eddish brown. Insect 
dull purplish red; pygidium with single median lobe. 
Male with 2 knobbed digitules on feet. 
Locality Punduloya. 
12. Aspidiotus nerii, Bouche. — Common on Tea, 
Loranthus, Palheryia, Palms, etc. 
Localities Punduloya, Kandy, Colombo. 
13. A aurantii, mask. — On Agave (American aloe) 
and Citrus rwmda. 
Locality Punduloya. 
14. A. osheckice, n. i-p. — On atems of Osheckia, not 
common. Allied to re.rrii, but differs in the opaque 
brownish shield, and the marginal hairs of the insect. 
Male with black apodema. Feet with 4 knobbed digi- 
tules. Terminal joint of antenna with 3 knobbed hairs. 
Locality Punuuloya. 
15. A. occultus, n. sp. — In minute galls on leaves 
of Grewia orientalis. Female pale yellow : no grouped 
spirrnerets. Male with 4 digitules on feet, and 3 
knobbed hairs on terniirral joint of antenna. 
Locality Punduloya. 
16. A. trilohitiformis, n. sp. — On leaves of uniden- 
tified tree. Female shield broad and flat, opaque, 
reddish brown. Insect very regularly and symmetrically 
formed ; segents strongly marked : a deep transverse 
groove behind the cephalic segments. Pygidium with 
well-marked reticulated path on upper surface. 
Locality Punduloya. 
17. Diaspis lanata, Morg. and Ckll. — Very common 
on stems of geranium. C'dlicarpa lanata and Tylophora 
asihmatica. Very destruolive to cultivated geranium, 
the stems often being completely covered with the 
white male puparia. 
Locality Punduloya, 
18. D- ciiculata, n. sp. — Common on young tea 
plants and on the twigs of older bushes : also on 
Cinchona and Osheckia. Female shield yellowish : 
pellicles usually dark, with a small whitish central 
boss surrounded by several concentric raised circles. 
Insect yellow. Male unknown. 
Locality Punduloya. , ^ ^ ^ 
19. Mytilaspis citncola, Packard. — On orange, and 
leaves of Cocculus indicvs. 
Localitiec Punduloya, Kandy. 
20. At. elonyata, n. sp.— On leaves of Arundinaria. 
Female shield very long and narrow, snowy white. 
Insect also very long; almost linear; pale yellow to 
orange. Male with 4 knobbed_ digitules on feet, and 
6 knobbed hairs on terminal joint of antenna. 
Locality Punduloya, 
21. 31. pallida, n. sp. — On leaves of unidentified 
shrubs. Allied to 31. citricola. Female shield pro- 
portionately longer, smoother and more regular, very 
pale yellowish or brownish. Insect creamy white : 
pygidium pale reddish. Male pale lilac: foot with 
3 knobbed digitules: terminal joint of antenna with 
3 knobbed hairs. 
Locality Punduloya. 
22 Aonidia corniger, n. sp. — On upper surface of 
leaves of Psychotria aud Lif-.ea. A very remarkable 
form, the first pellicle bearing a series of 16 long, 
glassy, colourless horn-shaped processes. Adult female 
pale lilac : completely enclosed within second pellicle : 
pygidiums without spinnerets : margin produced into 
tooth-like processes. 
Locality Punduloya. 
23. Fiorinia saprosrnfe‘ n. sp. — On under surface of 
leaves of Aopro.sma. Female shield almost completely 
occupied by the second pellicle, which is pale orange 
coloured. Male puparia concealed beneath a mass 
of nose white filaments. Female insect pale yellow : 
m.uiite jointed tubercles on margins of abdominal 
segments. Locality Punduloya. 
24. F. secreta, n. sp. — In small galls on leaves of 
Grewia orieiitalis. Female insect yellow : pygidium 
long and pointed, with a prominent double median 
lobe : no grouped spinnerets. 
Locality Punduloya. 
25. F. scrohicularum, n. sp. — In glandular pits 
at base of veins on leaves of Gaertncra kcenigii. 
Female shield very narrow in front, widened 
behind ; pale yellowish with reddish median area. 
Insect pale yellow : pygidium with deep median 
cleft. 
Locality Punduloya. 
26. F. Palmce. n. sp. — On fronds of Coconut palm. 
Differs from F. saprosmat in smaller size, and in 
possession of a long stout spinelike process on 
rudimenrary antennae. 
Locality punduloya. 
27. Planchonia ijamimso’, Boised. — On stems of Giant 
Bamboo. Male Unknown- 
Locality Punduloya. 
28. P. miliaria, Boisd., var. longa, n. var. — On 
Arundinaria. Differs from type in proportionately 
gi eater size and length. Male yellow. Terminal 
joint of antenna with 3 knobbed hairs. 
Locality Punduloya. 
29. P.delicata, n. sp. — On leaves of Arundinaria. 
Much less convex than P. hamhiisoe: sometimes al- 
most flat. Male reddish ; antennse with 6 very 
long whip-like hairs, and 3 knobbed hairs on ter- 
minal joint. 
Locality Punduloya. 
30. P. solenophoroidei, n. sp. — on leaves of Ai-undi- 
naara, a minute species. Hinder part of female test 
narrowed and elevated. Insect bright yellow. Male 
pale yellow ; foot with 3 digitules : antenna with 
3 knobbed hairs at apex. 
Locality Punduloya. 
31. (Valkeriana Jioriqer, Walk.— On stem of Litzea 
zeylanica. 
Locality Punduloya. 
32. IF. compacta, n. sp. — On stem of unidentified 
tree. Without the silky filaments and tufts of W. 
Jioriqer. Short, stout, compact, conical white processes 
on dorsum. 
Locality Kelani valley. 
33. IF. eupliorhice, n. sp. — On branches of Euphorhia 
antiquorum. Very convex behind ; narrowed and de- 
pressed in front. Short curved conical processes in 
concentric series. 
Locality Hambantofa. 
34. T| poleii, n. sp.— On stems and twigs of Podoncea 
viscosa, Pinkish grey : short, conical, trm cate yellow- 
ish processes : very convex dorsally ; laterally com- 
pressed inner side of femur with stout spines. 
Locality Chilaw. 
35. IF. senex, n. sp. — On stems and twigs of Dodontea 
viscosa. Broader, flatter than IF. Poleii: processes 
very long and curling white or brownish. 
Locality Chilaw, 
