SCALE-INSECTS. 
Group I1.—DIASPIDIN Zi. 
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Female insects covering themselves with separate shields or 
- puparia composed partly of fibrous secretion, partly of the dis- 
carded pellicles ; females apodous after first stage ; no abdominal 
cleft or lobes; spinnerets usually arranged in groups on the 
posterior segment of female. 
GENERA. 
Female puparium circular, pellicles usually 
in the centre; male puparium slightly elon- 
gated, not cariated, pellicle at one end. Four 
or five groups of spinnerets, or groups absent AsprpioTus. 
Female puparium more or less circular, pel- 
licles near the centre; male puparium elon- 
gated, carinated, pellicle at one end. Five 
groups of spinnerets Diasris. 
Female puparium elongated, pellicles at one 
end; male puparium nearly similar but smaller 
and narrower, not carinated, pellicle at one end. 
Five groups of spinnerets MyrTivaspPis. 
Female puparium elongated, pellicles at 
one end; male puparium much narrower and 
smaller, carinated, pellicle at one end. Five 
groups of spinnerets CHIONASPIS. 
Female puparium elongated, pellicles at one 
end; male puparium narrower, pellicle at one 
end. More than five groups of spinnerets. Ab- 
domen of female not fringed. Poutasris. 
Female puparium elongated, first pellicle at 
one end, second pellicle almost filling the pu- 
parium ; male puparium smaller and narrower, 
sometimes carinated, pellicle at one end Frorinta. 
Genera not yet represented in New Zealand. 
Female puparium circular or elongated ; 
male puparium clongated, not carinated PARLATORIA. 
