Subdivision I.

Insects covering themselves with a secretion, composed chiefly of waxy, horny, or glassy matter

[Lecanodiaspidæ.]

Test of female horny, partly formed of the second pellicle

[Lecanochiton.]

Test of female waxy, with a single fringe of broad segments at the edge

[Ctenochiton.]

Test of female glassy, elevated, striated with air-cells

[Inglisia.]

Not yet represented in New Zealand.