. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF THE FAMILY COCCIDAE 97 Ocular sclerite well sclerotized dorsally and laterally, but weak ventrally ; polygonally reticu- lated throughout. Preocular ridge extending only a very short distance below articular process. Postocular ridge well developed throughout ; below ocellus the ridge splits up with the anterior branch partly surrounding ocellus. Inlerocular ridge absent. Dorsal ocular setae : 1-4 (average 2-3) and 1-4 (average 2-3) on each side, i'enlral head setae : 45-78 (average 62) and 3-8 (average 5-4) ,
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. OF THE FAMILY COCCIDAE 97 Ocular sclerite well sclerotized dorsally and laterally, but weak ventrally ; polygonally reticu- lated throughout. Preocular ridge extending only a very short distance below articular process. Postocular ridge well developed throughout ; below ocellus the ridge splits up with the anterior branch partly surrounding ocellus. Inlerocular ridge absent. Dorsal ocular setae : 1-4 (average 2-3) and 1-4 (average 2-3) on each side, i'enlral head setae : 45-78 (average 62) and 3-8 (average 5-4) , scattered over the ocular sclerite, always with some (3-8, average 54) occurring in front of this sclerite and with 1-8 (average 4-8) between and behind the eyes (when present in small numbers situated well behind the level of the anterior margin of 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 ; 979-1094 (average 1028) (x long, about half body length (ratio 1 : 1-86-2-13, average 1 -99), shorter than posterior leg (ratio 1 : 0-77-0-82, average 070) and longer than penial sheath (ratio 1 : 2-67-3-13, average 2-94). Scape 57-61 (average 60) (jl long and 40-45 (average 42) jx wide, with 3 Pedicel with distinct, polygonal, dorsal reticulation ; 65-72 (average 70) \x long and 40-45 (average 52) [x wide ; with 9-13 (average 12) 3-6 (average 4-7) and a sensillum placodeum. Segment 111 somewhat club-shaped, 2*6 3-1 (average 2-8) times longer than wide (68-84, average 78 jx long and 27-30, average 28 [x. Fig. 33. Genus B, 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 res
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