92 CLASSIFICATION OF THE ALEYRODID.E. 
Neomaskellia comata (Maskell). 
(PI. XXXIV. figs. 1-8.) 
Alcurodes comata Maskell, Trans. New Zealand Inst., vol. 28, p. 426 (1895). 
Among Maskeir.s types are examples of the species described by 
him as Aleurodes comata,. In examining these we find the species 
very different from other Aleyrodes and therefore describe and figure 
it in this connection. Maskell's original description is as follow^ : 
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. 
Eggs yellowish-brown, elliptical; length about 1/130 in.; peduncle rather 
short. 
Larva yellow, somewhat thick, nattish, regularly elliptical : length about 
1/55 in. Dorsum bearing four longish fine hairs, of which two are on the ce- 
phalic region and two close to the vasiform orifice. Margin entire, not thick- 
ened, bearing a row of rather long, strong hairs, sixteen on each side, and two 
shorter ones at the abdominal extremity. Rudimentary eyes dark-red, tuber- 
cular, may be made out. Vasiform orifice broad, short, subelliptical ; operculum 
short, transversely divided; lingula obsolete. 
Pupa-case yellow; elliptical; length about 1/25 in. The dorsal four hairs 
as in the larva, and there is usually a small quantity of dorsal white meal. 
Abdominal segments indistinct. Margin with wide shallow crenulations ; mar- 
ginal hairs as in the larva. Vasiform orifice, operculum, and lingula as in the 
larva. On turning over the pupa-case the rudimentary feet, antennae, &c, are 
clearly visible. 
Adult of general normal form; length of body about 1/30 in. Head and 
thorax dark-yellow. Abdomen lighter yellow. Genitalia brown. Wings nar- 
row, grey; nervure straight; the basal branch very short, almost obsolete; mar- 
gins of wings minutely serratulate, each serration bearing a minute spine; on 
the anterior edge of the hind wing are four very fine hairs. The fore-wing 
bears four faint brownish patches difficult to distinguish ; they form almost two 
transverse bands, but do not seem to meet at the nervure. Genitalia of male 
and female normal; each arm of the forceps of the male hems a few short 
haii-s. 
Llah. in Fiji, on a gramineous plant unknown to me. My specimens were sent 
by Mr. R. L. Holmes. 
"This species may be distinguished by the marginal and dorsal hairs of the 
larva and pupa. Something similar may he seen in A. citri, Riley and Howard. 
as figured In insect Life. 1803, p, 210, but that species has four cephalic and 
four posterior long dorsal hairs; its wings are Immaculate, and the adult male 
,. Mkabic tufts of wax oh the abdomen; the serrations of the wing 
margins are also different. " 
DESCRIPTIVE REMARKS. 
The larva (PL XXXIV, fig. 5) is sufficiently characterized by 
Maskell. 
I> U p., case,— Size 0.88 mm. by 0.4 mm. Elongate oval, with at- 
tenuated cephalic portion (PL XXXIV. figs. 1, 2). Edge of the 
■ deflezed and armed with sixteen long spines and two pairs of 
ill cephalic one... Margin Irregularly crenulate or dentate (PL 
