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ships in Ohio, in either one of which the San Jose' scale has done 

 injuries that would amount to the larger of these sums, if not even more, 

 and the Province of Ontario is probably spending fully as much in trying 

 to exterminate the scale in some of the localities where it has already 

 obtained a foothold. 



TWO NEW SPECIES OF KERMES FROM KANSAS. 



BY E. E. BOGUE, STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA. 



Kermes pubescetis, Bogue, n. sp. 



9 scale spheroidal, 3^/^ mm. in diameter, 3 high; pointed and 

 grooved beneath ; covered all over with short straggling whitish pubes- 

 cence. Colour rather light brown, with more or less obscure and suffused 

 dark brown bands marking the obsolete segments. Surface shining, 

 with minute concolorous specks, but no dark spots or pits. 



Hab. — On twigs and leaves of oak ( Querais viacrocarpa and Q. 

 prinoides), at Manhattan, Kansas. Collected by Mr. J. B. Norton. Mr. 

 Norton reports that this does considerable damage to Qtierciis viacro- 

 carpa. It occurs very thickly on the young twigs and leaves. 



" Allied to such species as K. gallifonnis, but very distinct by its 

 pubescence, dark colour with suffused markings, and comparatively 

 small size." (Ckll. in litt.) 



The following species, also found by Mr. Norton, has been described 

 by Mr. Cockerell, who sent his MS. to be included in this article. 

 Kermes conchmulus, Ckll., n. sp. 



" ? scale 4 mm. long, 4^ broad, 3^ high ; very convex, rounded 

 in front, more or less flattened behind ; flattened beneath, except a 

 median anterior keel-like prominence. Colour lively ochreous. Surface 

 shining, not speckled with black ; segmentation very distinct, the sutures 

 marked by bands and spots of dark brown and black, on the hind part 

 by numerous pits. A median longitudinal groove, where the segmenta- 

 tion is obsolete, also partly marked out in black. Sutures not deep, nor 

 are the segments strongly gibbous on each side of the median groove. 



" Skin with many small round glands. Antennae and legs very 

 minute, short and stout. 



" Antenna? bristly at tip, joints obscure." (Cockerell MS.) 



Hab. — On oak ( Quercus macrocaipa), at Manhattan, Kansas. Col- 

 lected by J. B. Norton. Allied to K. Cockerel/ i, Ehrhorn, ined. 



