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1'cstuca spp. All records from this host plant are probably liriopcltis 

 fcstucac or E. lichtcnstcinii, the latter being probably a synonym 

 of the first. This species is covered by a cottony sac in the last 

 stages, just before oviposition, but appears to be naked in its earls- 

 stages of growth. 



Triticum rcpcns. This record is probably for the preceding species. 

 Quercus scssiliflora. Regarding this "Kermes," Reh. Allg. Zeitschr. 

 Ent., 8, 1903, p. 355, states: "der 'Kermes du Chene' der franzosi- 

 schen Autoren' ist Lccaninm piilclintin King." This statement 

 probably applies to this record from the list <>f (iiraiul and I.aboul- 

 bene. 



Lauras cerasns. A number of Lecaniine species have been reported 

 from Laitnis. The most common is Con us licspcridum. but it is 

 impossible to suggest any certain genus and species for this record. 



,S\;//.v spp. This coccid is possibly Lccaninm caprcac, but might be 

 one of several Lecaniine species. 



Plints picca. This reference is probably to riiysokcrrncs piccac, al- 

 though it might refer to one of several species. 



Almis sp. Probably refers to Lccaninm coryli. 



Acer sp. Possibly Lccaninm corni, but might be one of several 

 species. 



Ostrya rulgaris. Perhaps Lccaninm corni, but might be one of sev- 

 eral species. 



Cratacgns sp. Afight be any one of several species of Lccaninm. 



Carpinus sp. Probably Lccaninm c.iryl;, but might be one of several 

 species. 



.Icsculus sp. Probably Lccaninm coryli. 



I'hnns sp. Might be one of several species of Lccaninm or even 

 Gossyparia spuria. 



Regarding the taxonomic position of the Genus Kcnncs 

 Boit., this genus has at various times been included with the 

 Lecaniine scale insec's, and with the large group of the mealy- 

 bugs, as recognized by Cockerell and by the Fernakl Catalogue 

 of Coccidae. Of recent years, however, there has been a grow- 

 ing tendency to consider this single genus as a separate group 

 of the Coccidae having subfamily value as compared with the 

 subfamilies at present recognized. The name Hanicoccnuis 

 is given to this group. What its ultimate position in the cla- 

 sification of the family will be it is impossible to state, but at 

 present it seems a little more closely related to the Lecaniinae 

 (or Coccinae) than to any other subfamily. 



