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also a common European greenhouse pest in Europe. Signo- 

 ret. It is found living out of doors in Europe and America. 



18. Lecanium hesperidum Linn., 1758. 



Described as Coccus hesperidum, has been found on Arabia, 

 Abutilon, Ficus elastica and Rhynchespermum jasimoidcs at 

 Colorado (Gillette and Baker), on Abutilon sp., Hedera helix 

 and Nerium oleander at Kansas (S. J. Hunter), on Phlox 

 drummondii and Vinca variegata at Georgia (W. M. Scott), on 

 Yucca at Westbrook, Maine (Stover), on ferns, palms and iv) r 

 at Lawrence, Mass. (King). A very destructive species to 

 greenhouse plants at Attyflin Park, England, and a common 

 European species found living out of doors. 



19. Lecanium tessellatum Sign., 1873. 



On Caryota nrens at Augusta and Savannah, Ga. (W. M. 

 Scott), and on the following plants in Mass. : Chamarops 

 martiana, Rhopis flabclliformis, Phoenix ouslcyana, P. reclinata, 

 P. paludosa, Arcca alic<z, Rhopalostylis baueri, Caryota urcns, 

 Kcntia forsteriana, K. wendlandiana, Chamcerops fortunei, 

 Hyophorbc verschaffelti, Astrocaryum mexicanum, Arenga 

 ivightii, Monstera deliciosa and Gartnera racemosa, on Laurus 

 in Australia, and palm {Caryota) in France. A common 

 species in Europe (Signoret}. Up to 1867 only known from 

 greenhouses. 



20. Lecanium perforatum Newst. 1894. 



First described from a greenhouse in England on palms. Is 

 found at Ames, Iowa, on Hoivca balmoreana and Trachycar- 

 pus excelsus (W. Newell), on palms in a greenhouse at San 

 Francisco, Cal. (Ehrmann) on Raphis in greenhouse at Denver, 

 Colorado (Gillette), .on leaves of Eugenia jambosa in the 

 greenhouse of the Florida Exp. Station (Quaintance), on Hoicca 

 balmoreana and Trachycarpus excelsus at Ames, Iowa (W. 

 Newell). The species is but a slight variety of L. tessellation 

 and may only be a form of that species. 



21. Lecanium flaveolum Ckll., 1897. 



First found on stems of Pilea in the greenhouse of the 

 N. M. Agr. Exp. Station at Mesilla Park. The plant from 

 which the species were found came from the Colorado Station, 



