THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



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THE WHITE SAGE MEALY BUG. 



Fseudococciis craicii (Coq.). 

 (Fig. 32.) 



Color — The body is light yellow, covered with thick plates of white 

 cottony material which entirely hide the color. 



Eggs — No eggs are laid, the young being born alive. 



Filaments — The lateral filaments are very distinct, being about one 

 fourth as long as the width of the body. The anal filaments or tails 

 vary from one third to one half the length of the body. They usually 

 form a sharp angle at the posterior end and in some individuals the 

 ends are curved inwardly. 



Fig. 32. — The wliite sage mealy bug. Pseudo- 

 coccus crawii, on leaf of white sage. (Autlior's 

 illustration.) 



Food Plants — The young and adults Avork upon the larger stems and 

 foliage of the white sage {Ramona polystacliya) and the California sage 

 {Artemisia calif or nica) . During the summer and fall they may be 

 found quite near the tips of the branches or thickly upon the leaves, 

 while in the winter the young are found very close to the ground, or may 

 be even under the ground at the bases of the plants. 



Distrihution — The species is evidently limited to southern California 

 and has only been reported as occurring in Ventura, Los Angeles and 

 San Bernardino counties, though in all probability it occurs in other 

 counties as well. 



