17,2 Morrison: Philippine Nondiaspine Coccidae 1 01 
Asterolecanium bambusae (Bdv.). 
Chermes bambusae Boisduval, Insectologie Agricole 3 (1869) 261. 
Asterolecanium bambusse (Bdv.) Green, Cocc. Ceylon 4 (1909) 328. 
This species is listed from three lots of material collected at 
Manila on bamboo {Compere 20230 and unnumbered) and ( Banks 
10213). It is one of the largest species in the genus, somewhat 
convex, broad oval in shape, and with a pinkish marginal fringe, 
at least in life. There is a single row of 8-shaped pores com- 
pletely surrounding the body along the margin, and a few of the 
same type, but somewhat larger, dorsally near the middle line 
of the body. 
Fig. 8. Asterolecanium bambusse (Bdv.), adult female; a, outline of body, showing marginal 
pores, dorsal pores, antenna*, spiracles, mouth parts, X 32 ; 6, caudal apex of body, showing 
anal ring and lobes, X 325 ; c, detail of marginal double-pore band, X 640. 
Genus RHIZOCOCCUS Signoret 
It is possible to include here a single, new species of this 
genus, through the kindness of Professor Cockerell in sending 
specimens which had been sent to him for determination. 
Rhizococcus philippinensis sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 5. 
Adult female. — Occurring on the small twigs of the host, par- 
ticularly in the crevices formed at points where branches are 
given off ; broad oval, the abdomen narrowed, about 1.5 milli- 
meters long and nearly as wide, convex medially, the margins 
more or less flattened, strongly wrinkled or ridged transversely 
