. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF PSEUDOCOCCIDAE & ERIOCOCCIDAE 105 Legs : Comparatively long and moderately stout ; the ratio length of the hind leg to the total length of the body about 1 : 19. Coxa about 49 and trochanter about 3051 wide. Femur about 43[x wide ; that of the fore leg shortest and that of the hind leg longest ; the ratio width to length of hind femur 1 : 4-5-5-2 (4-9). Tibia about 24;x wide ; with 2 apical stout spurs and 2-4 smaller spines ; the ratio length of femur to tibia in fore leg being 1 : i-i. Tarsus about 21 (x wide ; tarsal digi
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF PSEUDOCOCCIDAE & ERIOCOCCIDAE 105 Legs : Comparatively long and moderately stout ; the ratio length of the hind leg to the total length of the body about 1 : 19. Coxa about 49 and trochanter about 3051 wide. Femur about 43[x wide ; that of the fore leg shortest and that of the hind leg longest ; the ratio width to length of hind femur 1 : 4-5-5-2 (4-9). Tibia about 24;x wide ; with 2 apical stout spurs and 2-4 smaller spines ; the ratio length of femur to tibia in fore leg being 1 : i-i. Tarsus about 21 (x wide ; tarsal digilules apically knobbed, about 34^ long. Claw gradually tapering to a sharp point ; ungual digilules extremely fine. The lengths of the leg segments and the number of setae on each are given in the following table, in microns : Fore leg Middle leg Hind leg Coxa length 40-46 (43) 8-12 (100) 4-6 (5-o) 40-46 (43) 9-11 (100) 5-7 (6-o) 43-49 (46) 10-13 (n-5) 5-8 (6-5) Trochanter length 64-73 (70) 3-4 (3-5) 0-1 (0-5) 64-73 (70) 2-4 (3-o) 1-2 (i-5) 67-76 (73) 3-4 (3-5) 1-2 (1-5) Femur length 168-189 (180) 16-23 (195) 7-10 (8-5) 171-189 (180) 19-25 (22) . 9-11 (100) 180-207 (195) 22-32 (27) 7-10 (8-5) Tibia length 183-204 (195) 32-38 (35) 6-9 (7-5) 198-217 (207) 33-40 (365) 6-10 (8-o) 250-268 (259) 46-51 (48-5) 7-11 (9-0) Tarsus length 76-85 (82) 9-12 (105) 8-10 (90) 79-85 (82) 9-11 (100) 7-10 (85) 92-98 (95) 11-14 (125) 9-12 (105) Claw length 27-31 (29) 27-31 (29) 27-31 (29) Total length of leg 558-628 (592) 580-641 (610) 659-729 (695) Abdomen : 471-532 (502)jx long and 274-319 (296) [x wide. Tergites of segments I and II small ; that of segment VIII large and that of segments 9+10 distinct. Sternites of segment VIII small and weak. Ostioles prominent and well developed, 37-46 (40)jx long at orifice. Abdominal setae on each side : Dorsal setae on segments I to VIII usually 2-3 and occasionally 4. Pleural setae 2-4, including one slightl
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