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MONOPHLEBUS DALBERGIA, 
GREEN. 
References :—Green in litt. 
Classification:—Order, HEMIPTERA. Family, Coccide. Sub- 
Family, Monophlebinze. 
Description. 
The following are rough descriptions made when thé insects 
were taken, and whilst they were still alive. The writer was 
fortunate enough to secure both the male and female coccids, 
@ Light orange-yellow in colour but covered with a white 
mealy substance. Legs black, antenne and eyes black. Greatly 
resembles the Q of AZ. Stebbingii already described in these 
notes (see Pl. I, fig. 7.) 
3 Winged form. Wings black, rounded at angles and with 
a spread of a little over { inch. Antenne nearly } inch in 
length, black, much flattened and with bristly hairs running up 
them. Head, thorax, and body light red in colour. Legs black. 
Appendages to end of body 8 in number, 3 large ones on either 
side, and 2 shorter ones, PI.I, fig. 8, shows the d of this insect. 
Life History. 
Very little is at present known on the subject of the life 
history of this insect. Mature winged males and apterous females 
were found on Sissu trees growing in the Sutlej valley. This 
was on the 19th June 1901. Next. day further specimens were 
taken in the same locality higher up the river. As the writer then 
left the valley, he was unable to make further observations on the 
subject, From the portions known of the life histories of other 
species of -Monophlebing in India it is probable that the young 
larvee appear towards the end of April on the old Sissu leaves, 
and that as they increase in size they move down to the twigs, 
feeding the whole time by suction, imbibing the sap of leaves 
and twigs through their beaks, As the rains come on they 
