. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. n8 MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF ADULT MALES Head subconical in dorsal view ; in lateral view dorsoventrally elongated, with anterodorsal bulge not pronounced ; length from apex to pronotal ridge 201-232 (average 217) jjl, width across genae 201-224 (average 213) Median crest sclerotized, showing distinct polygonal reticulation which enclose irregular striations ; with numerous (15-27, average 21) fleshy dorsal head setae and 4-10 (average 8-i) hair-like ones. Midcranial ridge dorsally absent ; ventrally strong, reaching ocular sc
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. n8 MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF ADULT MALES Head subconical in dorsal view ; in lateral view dorsoventrally elongated, with anterodorsal bulge not pronounced ; length from apex to pronotal ridge 201-232 (average 217) jjl, width across genae 201-224 (average 213) Median crest sclerotized, showing distinct polygonal reticulation which enclose irregular striations ; with numerous (15-27, average 21) fleshy dorsal head setae and 4-10 (average 8-i) hair-like ones. Midcranial ridge dorsally absent ; ventrally strong, reaching ocular sclerite posteriorly, surrounding area weakly polygonally reticulated. Genae large, sclerotized, with polygonal reticulation ; each with 9-18 (average 14) fleshy and 2-7 (average 4-4) hair-like genal setae. Eyes : two pairs, subequal ; corneae of dorsal eyes 23-27 (average 25) \i in diameter and 1-8-2-7 (average 2-2) times as much apart ; those of the ventral eyes 25-27 (average 26) \i in diameter and o-6-i-o (average 07) times as much apart. Ocellus small. Ocular sclerite well sclerotized and polygonally reticulated throughout. Preocular ridge extending only a very short distance below articular process. Postocular ridge well developed throughout ; dorsal and ventral to ocellus the ridge usually splits up with the anterior branch partly surrounding ocellus. Interocular ridge absent. Dorsal ocular setae : 0-4 (average 2) and occasionally one on each side. Ventral head setae consisting of 47-67 (average 53) and 3-8 (average 44) , scattered over the ocular sclerite, always with some (2-7, average 4-8) occurring in front of this sclerite and with. /adeh 400p BCFGIO ISO|i SB lOOu JKL 60(j Fig. 41. Ceroplastes berliniae Hall, dorsal and ventral Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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