▁eyes ▁are ▁bor ne ▁on ▁cur ved ▁stal ks . ▁The ▁upper ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁yellow ▁and ▁covered ▁by ▁ten ▁orn ate , ▁white ▁w axy ▁pl ates , ▁in ▁two ▁longitud inal ▁rows ; ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁insect ▁bear ▁a ▁further ▁ten ▁marg inal ▁w axy ▁processes , ▁which ▁are ▁smallest ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁largest ▁at ▁the ▁rear . ▁Be hind ▁the ▁insect ▁is ▁the ▁o vis ac , ▁a ▁w axy ▁p ouch ▁that ▁en clos es ▁the ▁eggs , ▁extending ▁from ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁ab d omen . ▁It ▁has ▁rib bed ▁sculpt ing ▁and ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁length ▁to ▁the ▁body . ▁The ▁adult ▁male ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁but ▁is ▁s eld om ▁observed . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁New st ead ia ▁flo cc osa ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁soil ▁samples ▁taken ▁from ▁Austria , ▁Belg ium , ▁Bulg aria , ▁C ors ica , ▁Cro atia , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Den mark , ▁Finland , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Hung ary , ▁Ireland , ▁Italy , ▁Lith u ania , ▁Netherlands , ▁Poland , ▁Roman ia , ▁Russia , ▁Spain , ▁Sweden ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁a ▁Europe - wide ▁study ▁conducted ▁using ▁samples ▁from ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum , ▁this ▁species ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁scale ▁insect ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁soil . ▁Although ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁vari ability ▁across ▁the ▁range , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁anten nal ▁segments , ▁the ▁research