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long triangular, each more than twice as long as wide, all the 
angles rather sharp, the posterior and anterior acute, dorsally 
at or close to the apex of each with four small, stiff setae, ventral 
ridge with one larger seta at base and another, still larger, at 
apex, with five fringe setae on each side; no hypopygial setae; 
anal ring placed anterior to the plates, small, with pores and 
six relatively large, stout setae. 
This species has been described from a few broken specimens 
received from Mr. E. E. Green with the following information: 
“On Ficus sp., Singapore, coll. I. H. Burkill.” The name 
assigned to it here is the manuscript one given to the species 
by Mr. Green. The types are in the United States National 
collection of Coccidae. 
This species has been very reluctantly described, as no whole 
specimen has been available for study, and such broken pieces 
as have been mounted fail to show some characters satisfac- 
torily . 5 The species is the largest one described in the genus, 
a possible factor in its recognition, and in all the material exam- 
ined fails to exhibit the ventral, marginal, chitinous zone 
usually present in the species of this genus. 
6 As a result of informing Mr. Green of the incompleteness of the 
preceding description, he has supplied the following descriptive notes from 
specimens in his possession, the quotation of which almost in toto seems 
desirable : 
“Adult female broadly oval, usually symmetrical, sometimes slightly 
asymmetrical ; almost flat, very slightly convex above ; below with a shallow 
cavity on each side of abdomen, forming a receptacle for the ova or young 
larvae. Colour dull pale castaneous, or brownish ochreous. After treat- 
ment with clearing reagents, the insect appears unusually featureless, 
owing to the complete absence of limbs and the rudimentary condition of 
the antennae. Rostral apparatus small and inconspicuous. A pair of cir- 
cular vacuoles (each with an approximate diameter of 0.25 mm.) at a 
distance of 1 mm. within the margin, represent eye spots. Antennae 0.15 
mm. long; with from four to five confused segments; a few short stout 
setae upon the apical point. Valves of anal operculum with acute apices; 
narrow; outer angle rounded; basal margin equal to outer margin. Two 
scattered series of beaded pores on each side of anal aperture. Stigmatic 
clefts extending to a distance of 0.25 mm. within the margin; terminating in 
a semilunar chitinous plate bearing three to five stout club-shaped spines. 
Spiracle at a distance of 2 mm. from the base of each stigmatic cleft. 
Length of anal cleft approximately 2 mm. Length of complete insect, 
10 mm.; breadth, 8.5 mm. Very near expansum Green (which see). Dif- 
fering in little but its extreme size. It is a question if it should rank 
as more than a variety or subspecies.” 
