108 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



ground of the California sage (Artefnisia californica) and upon the 

 roots of Senicio sp. 



Distribution — In the waste areas in the vicinities of Claremont and 

 Upland, Cal. 



Fig. 2 4. — The artemisia mealy bug, Pseudococcus artemisia\, showing adult and egg 

 mass in the bark of the California sage. (Author's illustration.) 



THE GOLDEN OR ARAUCARIA MEALY BUG. 



Pseudococcus aurilanatus (Mask.). 



(Fig. 25.) 



Color — The body is dark purple and partially covered with thick 

 bright yellow cottony wax, which is distinctly arranged in small definite 

 patches in rows on the dorsum. 



Eggs — The eggs are purple and laid in compact cottony masses sur- 

 rounded by yellow or purplish cottony material. 



Filaments — The lateral and anal filaments consist of wide plates 

 which are distinctly shown in the illustrations. 



Food Plants — This species works upon the smaller stems of the 

 monkey puzzler (Araucaria hidwillii), the Norfolk Island pine (Arau- 

 caria excelsa), Dammara ovata and D. vitiensis. 



Distribution — This species is generally distributed in the greenhouses 

 throughout the State, and has been reported as occurring out of doors 

 in several of the southern counties. 



THE AZALEA MEALY BUG. 



Pseudococcus azalece (Tins.). 



Color — The body is purplish gray and covered with a fine white wax 

 which entirely hides the color beneath. 



Eggs — Purplish, enclosed in a loose, fluffy ovisac which does not 

 enclose the female. 



Filaments — The lateral and anal filaments are short and about equal 

 in length. 



Food Plant — Taken upon Azalea sp. 



Distribution — This species has only been collected in a single Japanese 

 nursery at San Jose, Cal., and was probably imported from Japan. It 

 is not known to occur in any other portion of the State. 



