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NOTES. 

 (i) Reviewing the preceding literature on the Coccidas of Massa- 

 chusetts, we find 79 species and varieties to inhabit the State, leading all 

 others by 7. New Mexico* comes next with 73. California at least 65, 

 and Colorado 37 species. 



(2) Massachusetts has 44 native and 35 introduced species, with one 

 whose home is as yet unknown, but no doubt is introduced, which would 

 make 36. Greenhouses produce 16, all of which are introduced species, 

 10 ant-nest coccids, with 5 attended by ants, 3 of these sometimes found 

 in nests of ants, and 6 species have been found on fruit exposed for sale. 



(3) The locality in which the writer has been collecting Coccidae is 

 about six miles each way, the City of Lawrence being in the centre ; in 

 this small district he has found (11) eleven species that had been 

 previously recorded from Massachusetts, 39 new to the fauna of the 

 State, 15 new species and 7 new varieties and one genus new to the 

 United States. 



(4) The first ant-nest coccid known to occur in the United States 

 was found by Prof. Cockerell in Colorado in 1891. Previous to this there 

 had been only one other species known to inhabit ant-nests — a very 

 peculiar pearl-Uke creature found in the West Indies. We have now 24 

 species of coccids normally inhabitants of ant-nests; 15 of these are 

 found in the United States, 10 of which have been found by the writer in 

 Massachusetts. England has 4, New Zealand, Trinidad, Ceylon, France, 

 and the West Indies, i each. v 



(5) I am very much indebted to Prof Cockerell for his valuable 

 assistance in the study of our Massachusetts Coccidaj, and in no instance 

 have I passed upon the identity of a single species. All have been studied 

 and determined by him. Furthermore, he has had the kindness to look 

 over all my MS. and made such changes as he, in his good judgment, saw 

 fit, and no less than 41 letters have been written by him to me in con- 

 nection with the Coccid?e of Massachusetts. It should be said, also, that 

 Dr. L. O. Howard has taken much interest in all the parasites sent him, 

 reared by me from coccids. And also Prof J. D. Tinsley, who has 

 described jointly with me some of my new species of Dactylopiids. I 

 wish to publicly thank them and acknowledge their many kindnesses. 



*(6) Since the above was written. Prof. Cockerell and Mr. Parrott 

 have described five new species and varieties from New Mexico, 



