24 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Kipersia iiumicis, Haskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1891 



p. 37. 



Hab. In New Zealand, on Bumex acetosella, subterranean 

 (Eeef ton) . 



Genus Dactylopius, Costa. 

 This genus is cosmopolitan. 



Dactylopius acacle, Maskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1891, 



p. 33. 



Hab. In Australia, on Acacia linearis, Acacia lophantha 

 (Victoria). 



Dactylopius adonidum, Linnaeus. Coccus adonidum, Linnaeus, 

 Syst. Nat., 1767, p. 740. Dactylopius adonidum, Targioni- 

 Tozzetti, Catal.,1868, p. 32. — Signoret, Ann.de la Soc.Ent. 

 de France, 1874, p. 306. Comstock, Ent. Eep. U.S. Dept. 

 Agric, 1880, p. 341. Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1889, p. 150. 



Hab. In Australia and New Zealand, in greenhouses 

 (passim). 



Dactylopius apfinis, Maskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1893, 



p. 90. 



Hab. In Australia, on tubers of dahlia and potato, under- 

 ground (New South Wales). 



Dactylopius albizzia, Maskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1891, 



p. 31. 



Hab. In Australia, on Albizzia lophantha (Victoria; the 

 tree is West Australian). 



Dactylopius alpinus, Maskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1883, 

 p. 138; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 99. 



Hab. In New Zealand, on Veronica sp. (Southern Alps). 



Dactylopius arecje, Maskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 1889, 



p. 150 ; ib., 1892, p. 231. 



Hab. In New Zealand, on roots of Areca sapida, Bibes 

 grossularia, various Graminea, &c, underground (Wellington; 

 Canterbury). 



Dactylopius aueilanatus, Maskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 

 1889, p. 151. 



Hab. In New Zealand, on Araucaria bidioillii, Araucaria 

 excelsa (Auckland). 



Dactylopius calceolaria, Maskell. — Maskell, N.Z. Trans., 

 1878, p. 218; ib., 1883, p. 138; ib., 1889, p. 149; ib., 1893, 

 p. 89; Scale-Insects of N.Z., 1887, p. 100. 

 Hab. In New Zealand, on Calceolaria sp., Cordylinc aus- 



tralis, Danthonia cuuninghaniii, Phormium tcnax (Hawke's 



