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bi-anclu'cl si)iii('-lik(' li;iii's (Fij;. (>7E). Tlic leg, tarsus jiiid aiuil valves, 

 ai-c sliowii ill tlu> di'awin^' (F\v:. (iTH, 1), F). 



The young arc; pale, yi'llowisli-greeii, or amber and resemble in shape 

 and color the soft, brown scale, Coccus hesperidum Linn. 



Fig. 65. — Branch of camellia showing females of the camellia 

 scale, Pulvinaria floccifera (Westw. ). In most cases the bodies 

 have dropped off leaving onlv the white egg-sacs. Natural size. 

 Original. (Photo by Dept. of Sci. Illust., Univ. of Cal.) 



In California this species is known to l)e established only at San Jose. 

 as previously stated. It is a cosmopolitan insect, occurring in most 

 temperate regions and has been taken in the southern and eastern parts 

 of the United States and in Canada. 



As the common name implies, the preferred host plant is the camellia 

 and especially the Japanese species, Camellia japonica. Other food 

 plants listed are: Euonj/iniis sp.. Oncidium papilio, Calanihc naialensk, 

 Auguloa cloivesii, Ljjcastc .^tkiiineri, Acahiplia sp., Brassia rrrnicosa. 

 Phaius maculatus,^ coffee,^ and Euomjmus alata.^ 



^Catalogue Coccidse, pp. 130, 132, 1903. 

 ■^Insect Life. Vol. VI, p. 334, 1894. 

 "Jr. Ec. Ent., Vol. Ill, p. 275, 1910. 



