. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF PSEUDOCOCCIDAE & ERIOCOCCIDAE 121 Wings : 742-1008 (910) [i long and 294-392 (350) \i wide ; with 4-5 (4-2) alar setae and a compact row of 3-4 (3-2) minute circular sensoria. Hamulohalterae 61-79 (73)(x long and 12-15 (I4)ii wide ; with a slender ridge and one, 43-55 (49)^ long apically hooked seta, the ratio length of seta to the length of hamulohaltera 1 : 1-4-1-6 (1-5). Legs : Moderately long and slender ; the ratio length of the hind leg to the total body length 1 : 1-8-1-9 (i"85). Coxa about 49 and trochanter
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF PSEUDOCOCCIDAE & ERIOCOCCIDAE 121 Wings : 742-1008 (910) [i long and 294-392 (350) \i wide ; with 4-5 (4-2) alar setae and a compact row of 3-4 (3-2) minute circular sensoria. Hamulohalterae 61-79 (73)(x long and 12-15 (I4)ii wide ; with a slender ridge and one, 43-55 (49)^ long apically hooked seta, the ratio length of seta to the length of hamulohaltera 1 : 1-4-1-6 (1-5). Legs : Moderately long and slender ; the ratio length of the hind leg to the total body length 1 : 1-8-1-9 (i"85). Coxa about 49 and trochanter about 27^ wide. Femur about 37^ wide ; that of the front leg shortest, and that of the hind leg longest ; the ratio width to length of the hind femur 1 : 5-0-5-9 (5-6). Tibia about iqjjl wide ; with two apical strong spurs and 3-5 smaller spines ; in front leg, the femur always shorter than the tibia, the ratio their lengths being 1 : 10-11 (112). Tarsus about ij\i wide ; tarsal digitules apically knobbed, 31-37 (34) (x long. Claw gradually tapering to a pointed tip ; ungual digitules fine. The following table shows the lengths of the leg segments (in microns), and the number of setae on each : Fore leg .Middle leg Hind leg Coxa length 37-43 (40) 8-17 (130) 5-9 (60) 37-43 (40) 9-16 (126) 5-8 (6-4) 40-49 (46) 10-20 (148) 6-8 (6-8) Trochanter length 40-64 (58) 4-6 (4-6) 3-6 (3-8) 49-64 (58) 4-9 (6-2) 3-6 )4o) 55-70 (64) 5-8 (6-4) 3-6 (4-2) Femur length 137-198 (177) 32-44 (38-4) 6-9 (76) 143-204 (183) 33-44 (39o) 6-9 (77) 153-214 (!92) 38-54 (464) 7-9 (7-6) Tibia length 159-226 (198) 33-48 (394) 4-8 (5'4) 165-241 (211) 38-58 (47-8) 5-8 (6-2) 214-299 (256) 45-69 (54 8) 6-9 (6-8) Tarsus length 70-89 (82) 10-17 (13-6) 5-8 (6-6) 70-89 (82) 11-21 (150) 6-8 (6-8) 82-98 (92) 13-25 (170) 6-8 (6-8) Claw length 21-27 (24) 21-27 (24) 21-27 (24) Total length of leg 467-644 (580) 479-665 (598) 564-750 (671) * /. - - L i. i. ' ' 200 Fig. 16. M
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