. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 31 Protodiaspis lobata, n. sp. Fig. 8. Type, Host and Locality.—Taken from an herbarium specimen of Qitcrnis gambelii, from four miles east of Sanla I" e, New Mexico. Habit.—Scale of the female as in P. aiirifnlitv, that of the male elongate, slender, white and non-carinate. Adult Female.—Length .4 mm., form broadly oval. Derm everywhere membranous, exce[)t for a very small area immediately about the anal ring, one or two irregular, very small areas on the dorsum of the pygidium and the lobes. Dorsum of the pygidi


. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 31 Protodiaspis lobata, n. sp. Fig. 8. Type, Host and Locality.—Taken from an herbarium specimen of Qitcrnis gambelii, from four miles east of Sanla I" e, New Mexico. Habit.—Scale of the female as in P. aiirifnlitv, that of the male elongate, slender, white and non-carinate. Adult Female.—Length .4 mm., form broadly oval. Derm everywhere membranous, exce[)t for a very small area immediately about the anal ring, one or two irregular, very small areas on the dorsum of the pygidium and the lobes. Dorsum of the pygidium with numerous scattered ducts and the mar gin of the body likew^ise with a continu- ous zone of such ducts. Margin of the body also with a practically continuous row of small gland spines. Pygidium with two pairs of small, irregularly- shaped lobes and with two or three pairs of small gland spines. Circumgenital pores lacking. :§. Fig. S.—Frolodiaspis lobata. Pygidium. Protodiaspis pulchra, n. sp. Figs. 9, 10 and 11. Type Host a?id Locality.—From herbarium specimen of Qiierciis toumeyi, from Pedestal Rock, Chirica- hua Mts., Ariz. Habit.—Scale of the female as in P. agrifolice; scale of the male not seen. A dull Female — Length .5 mm.; form slightly elon- gate oval or somewhat irreg- ular (Fig. 9A); cephalothorax and pygidium tending to be quite heavily chitinized. Pygidium (Fig. 10) some- what acuminate, the tip nar- rowly rounded. Two pairs of lobes present, the inner pair quite close together and widely separated from the outer pair. Outer lobes composed of two lobules, of which the outer is the smaller. Dorsum of the pygidium with numerous scat- tered and very small ducts. Anal opening closer to the anterior margin of the pygidium than to the posterior, and slightly cephalad of the vaginal opening. Margin of the body with a continuous zone of small ducts, but without gland Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images


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