Live character of Protopulvinaria longivalvata Green






Adult female broadly pyriform, flat, more or less acuminate in front; obscure fine ridges radiating from centre to margin; often with an inconspicuous ridge about half-way between centre and margin, and following the outline of the latter. Colour reddish ochreous; median thoracic area suffused with castaneous; a broad diffused castaneous marginal zone. Eyes black, submarginal. Anal operculum castaneous; central; remarkably elongated, base more than five times length of outer edge; total length equal to one-fourth of entire insect; the anterior extremity at level of insertion of median legs.