5 1 PABKCS : FUNG] !• \r.,WTIC 



be kept in mind. By cultures perhaps this sterile form 

 might be induced to form some fructification, and so a clue 

 to its nature and relationship might be obtained. 



III.— O ENERA L REMARKS. 



Distribution. — Fungi parasitic, or at least subsisting on 



scale-insects, appear to be widely spread. They seem 

 ■i illy common in the tropics. As this paper shows, in 

 the course of a few years many forms have been brought to 

 light in Ceylon. Java has already produced several kinds. 

 Specimens have also been received from various parts of 

 Africa. Their occurrence has been noted in the West Indies. 

 Afaxwell-Lefroy,* in his treatise on the Scale-Insects of 

 the West Indies, says that fungus diseases are occasionally 

 responsible for a great mortality among coccids. He refers 

 m several noticed by him, which have as yet received no 

 investigation. 



I n temperate regions they also occur, but not so abundantly. 

 - \eral forms have been found and used for infection 

 experiments in the United States of America. Their 

 presence in Australia has also been recognized, as well as in 

 New Zealand. Maskell,t iii his account of New Zealand 

 le-inseots, \vrii<> thai " the too rapid increase of coccids 



ohecked by fungoid growths which permeate the whole 

 body of the i i and soon kill it.'' The genera he noticed 

 to be attacked are Ctenochiton, Lecanium, and probably 

 Eriooheton. From his figures and short description the 

 fungi • examples of Aschersonia. It Is interesting to 



note that the Specimens were observe: i on the natural vegeta- 

 tion of ilie forests. 



In Europe the only Boale*fnngus which has hern shown to 



beoommon i^ hiicrooera. In fact, for the British Esles they 



hav». hardlj been re< led. Newstead, in his work on " The 



l;« <.| the British Isles.'*:* in a short section devoted 



- Kaxwell-Lefroy, Wed Indian Bulletin, vo\. III., 1908, p. 814. 



• \|i | mi ..f N. w Zealand Sen 1 1 -1 1 1 ~ . r\ 1887, p.2L'. 



I 1901, p. 18. 



