. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. ()!•• THK FAMILY COCCIDAE 47 Antennae io-segmented, filiform ; 604-1011 (average 770) u. long, shorter than half body length (ratio 1 : 2-12-2-63, average 2-37), about as long as posterior leg (ratio 1 : 0-91-1 11, average 0-99) and longer than penial sheath (ratio 1 : 1-32-1-69, average 147). Scape 46-72 (average 59) li long and 42-61 (average 51) Lt wide, with 3 Pedicel with distinct, polygonal dorsal reticulation ; 38-57 (average 46) li long and 42-53 (average 46) li wide ; with 2 and a sensillum placodeum. Segmen
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. ()!•• THK FAMILY COCCIDAE 47 Antennae io-segmented, filiform ; 604-1011 (average 770) u. long, shorter than half body length (ratio 1 : 2-12-2-63, average 2-37), about as long as posterior leg (ratio 1 : 0-91-1 11, average 0-99) and longer than penial sheath (ratio 1 : 1-32-1-69, average 147). Scape 46-72 (average 59) li long and 42-61 (average 51) Lt wide, with 3 Pedicel with distinct, polygonal dorsal reticulation ; 38-57 (average 46) li long and 42-53 (average 46) li wide ; with 2 and a sensillum placodeum. Segment III bulging in middle, 1-82-6 (average 2-1) times longer than wide (61-91, average 73 pi long and 30-42, average 35 li wide) ; with 1-3 (average 2-1) and 7-19 (average 11) , the latter of medium length, 0-9-1-3 (average 11) times as long as width of segment ; with 1-6 usual sensilla basiconica. Segments IV-IX cylindrical ; lengths of these segments (in li) 80-160 (average 114), 68-137 (average 98), 76-137 (average 101), 65-114 (average 86), 57-95 (average 74) and 46-84 (average 61) respectively, widths varying from 25 to 34 Li, with distal segments wider than proximal ones ; with 12 37 (average 25), 14-31 (average 23), 21 30 (average 25), 17-27 (average 24), 15-23 (average 19) and 14-19 (average 17) respectively, but no ; antennal bristles on segments VIII- IX slightlv thicker than Segment X : terminal part not constricted ; 46-68 (average 58) li long and 27-31 (average 30) li wide ; carrying 7 1 1 (average 9) , 3 capitate subapical setae and 5 antennal bristles of which the 3 long ones are about | as long as the segment and the 2 shorter ones not markedly different from the Is. ; with 2 sensilla basiconica ventrallv, one near apex and the other more proximal. Thorax 494-673 (average 565) \i long. Prothorax. Pronolal ridge strong, but medially interrupted by weak sclerotization. Lateral pronotal sclerites large, without setae. Medial \ctae abse
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