12 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Genus Ceroplastes, Gray. 



This genus has been reported from Europe, North and 

 South America, India, Africa, and Australia. 



Ceroplastes Australasia, Walker. — Walker, List of Homopt. 

 in Brit. Mus., 1087. Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de 

 France, 1872, p. 45. 

 Hob. In Australia, on (?) (New South Wales). 



Ceroplastes ceriferus, Anderson. — Anderson, Monograph 

 of Coccus ceriferus, 1791. Westwood, Gard. Chron., 1853, 

 484. Signoret, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 1872, 

 p. 40. Haskell, N.Z. Trans., 1892, p. 216. 

 Hab. In Australia, on Melaleuca hypericifolia, Myrica ceri- 



fera, Pteris sp., &c. (New South Wales) ; in India, on Gelastrus 



sp., &c. 



Ceroplastes rubens, Masked. — Masked, N.Z. Trans., 1892, 



p. 214. 



Hob. In Australia, on Mangifera inclica, Ficus macropliylla 

 (Queensland). 



Genus Ctenochiton, Masked. 



This genus, up to the present time, is confined to New 

 Zealand and Australia. 



Ctenochiton dacrydii, Masked. — Masked, N.Z. Trans., 1891, 



p. 18. 



Hab. In New Zealand, on Dacrydium cupressiuum (Reef- 

 ton) . 



Ctenochiton depressus, Masked. — Masked, N.Z. Trans., 



1883, p. 132 ; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 66. 



Hab. In New Zealand, on Plagianthus, Cyathea, &c. 

 (Hawke's Bay). 



Ctenochiton depressus, Masked, forma minor. — ■ Masked, 

 N.Z. Trans., 1891, p. 19. 

 Hab. In New Zealand, on Goprosma sp. (Reef ton). 



Ctenochiton elaocarpi, Masked. — Masked, N.Z. Trans., 



1884, p. 26; ib., 1891, p. 17 ; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, 

 p. 67. 



Hab. In New Zealand, on Elceocarpus dentahts (Welling- 

 ton) . 



Ctenochiton elongatus, Masked. — Masked, N.Z. Trans., 

 1878, p. 212; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 68. 

 Hab. In New Zealand, on Geniostoma ligustrifolium, 



Dendrobium sp., Earina sp. (Auckland; Hawke's Bay; 



Wellington). 



