May, '02] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



46. Aulacaspis elegans Leon 1899. 



Very destructive to Cycas rci-oluta in greenhouse at Spring- 

 field, Mass. (Dimmock), on Cynix rcrolitta in the Harvard 

 Botanical greenhouse at Cambridge, and at Lawrence, Mass. 

 (King). Originally described from Portici, Italy, on Cycas 

 revoluta. Introduced. 



47. Aulacaspis, bromeliae Kerner 1778. 



On pineapple at San Jose, Cal., E. M. Ehrhorn, and received 

 from O. O. Stover on Latania borbonica and Lirittoiia Clihii'ii- 

 sis at Portland, Maine ; on Acacia, Olca fraoa>/s, ( iiiii/in ' \/w- 

 plex and ivy at Plum Island and Aniherst, Mas^. ; in the Botan- 

 ical greenhouse at Cambridge, Mass. Introduced. 



48 Aulacaspis boisduvalii Sign. 1869. 



On palm in Colorado (Gillette); also on palms in greenhou 

 Lawrence, Mass. (King). It is recorded as being found out of 

 doors on apple and peach, but this seems very unlikely, as it 

 is a tropical species. Introduced. 



49. Parlatoria proteus var. pergandei Comst. 1880. 



In a miscellaneous lot of scale insects sent to me by Prof. 

 Cockerell for study, one on Ficits Sp., collected by P. J. Par- 

 rott, at Manhattan, Kansas, proved to be the above species. 

 Introduced. 



50. Parlatoria proteus var. crotinis Douglas 1887. 



Was found on Croton under glass at Columbus, ( )hio. Coll. 

 Bogue (Cockerell). Introduced. 



51. Mytilaspis gloverii Pack. 1860. 



On orange and lemon in a greenhouse in New York ; on 

 orange at Marshallville, Georgia; also on Magnolia fuscata 

 (W. M. Scott). A very common species on orange and lemon 

 out of doors. Nativity uncertain, probably introduced. 



52. Mytilaspis beckii K. Newman, 1869. 



Described as Coccus beckii Syn. J/. citricolii Pack. Found 

 on dwarf orange at Thomasville, Georgia; on ("//;- sp. in a 

 greenhouse at Manhattan, Kansas, Coll. P. J. ParroU, 1898. 

 Very common out of doors on orange and lemon: also found 

 in a greenhouse near Moscow, Russia, on lemon. 



