SCALE-INSECTS. TT 
Test of the male elongated-oval, convex, but wanting the 
prominent horn of the female, glassy, white tinged with yel- 
lowish-brown, composed of segments marked with conspicuous 
strie. Length, jin. Fringe often present, but irregular ; 
often absent. 
The adult female fills the test, shrivellmg after gestation. 
It exhibits the horn, or two horns, as in the test. Antenne of 
seven joints, the third joint showing the false division noted in 
other species of Lecanodiaspidee. Feet normal; upper digitules 
strong and thick, lower pair rather broad. Along the edge of 
the body is a row of sharp lanceolate spines set closely together, 
and the spiracular spines are long and conspicuous. A double 
or triple row of minute circular spinnerets marks the divisions 
corresponding to the segments of the test. Colour of the 
insect greenish, turning brown after gestation. The abdominal 
lobes are brown. 
In the second stage the female resembles generally the 
adult ; but the antennz have six jomts, and amongst the mar- 
ginal spines are some very much larger than the rest. 
The young larva is flat and oval, and at the margin shows a 
fringe of long glassy pointed tubes, sprmmging from the mar- 
ginal spines. 
The adult male is about jin. in length (exclusive of the 
wings), brownish or reddish-yellow in colour, the wings hyaline 
and iridescent, with red nervures. Antenne of ten joints, on 
the last of which are, amongst others, three long knobbed hairs. 
Foot with a spine at the extremity of the tibia; digitules fine 
hairs. At each side of the abdominal spike springs a strong 
seta, from which extends a white cottony pencil, as long as the 
body of the insect. The penis is a long soft cylindrical tube 
covered with minute recurved spines. Thoracic band short and 
narrow. 
Habitat—On Eleocarpus dentatus (hinau), Lepiospermum sco- 
parium (manuka) ; Wellington.* 
This is a handsome species: the colour and the horns of the 
test are clear distinctions. 
* The male pupze may be found not unfrequently on other plants, such as 
Coprosma, Pittosporum, &c. 
