. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF THK FAMILY COCCIDAE 101 Dorsal ocular setae : 0-5 (average 2-5) and 0-2 (average 06) on each side. Ventral head setae : 61-82 (average 71) and 4-6 (average 4-7) , scattered over the ocular sclerite, always with some (2-6, average 4) occurring in front of this sclerite and with 13-18 (average 14) between and behind the eyes. Preoral ridge present. Tendon-like apodeme long Cranial apophysis long ; apex deeply bifurcate, extending to around the level of the anterior margin of the ventral eyes. Mouth ope
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF THK FAMILY COCCIDAE 101 Dorsal ocular setae : 0-5 (average 2-5) and 0-2 (average 06) on each side. Ventral head setae : 61-82 (average 71) and 4-6 (average 4-7) , scattered over the ocular sclerite, always with some (2-6, average 4) occurring in front of this sclerite and with 13-18 (average 14) between and behind the eyes. Preoral ridge present. Tendon-like apodeme long Cranial apophysis long ; apex deeply bifurcate, extending to around the level of the anterior margin of the ventral eyes. Mouth opening irregular. Anterior tentorial pits absent. Antennae 10-segmented, filiform ; 840-901 (average 871) u. long, shorter than half body length (ratio 1 : 2-10-2-23, aversge 2 18), shorter than posterior leg (ratio 1 : 0-87-0-92, average 090) and longer than penial sheath (ratio 1 : 2-30-2-35, average 2-33). Scape 46-53 (average 47) u. long and 38-46 (average 43) \x wide, with 3 Pedicel : dorsal reticulation very weak or absent ; 51-61 (average 56) u. long and 42-49 (average 45) [i wide ; with 7-11 (average 8-6) , 4-6 (average 5-1) and a sensillum placodeum. Segment III somewhat barrel-shaped, 1-9-2-4 (average 2-1) times longer than wide (57-65, average 60 \i long and 27-30, average 29 a. wide), with 5-15 (average 9-3) of medium length, 1-3-1-5 (average 14) times longer than width of segment ; with 2 or 3 usual sensilla basiconica. Segments IV-IX cylindrical ; lengths of these segments (in \i) 106-182 (average 144), 110-131 (average 119), 106-129 (average 118), 87-103 (average 95), 76-91 (average 83) and 68-84 (average 76) respectively, widths varying from 19 to 27 (jl, with distal segments slightly wider than proximal ones ; with -'3-44 (average 31), 25-30 (average 28), 22-32 (average 27), 20-30 (average 24), 15-20 (average 19) and 16-18 (average 18) respectively, but no ; antennal bristles on segments VIII—IX distinctly larger than Segm
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