118 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



Pseudococcus cupmssi (Colm. ). 



Color — The body is olive brown in color and sparsely covered with 

 fine white powdery wax. 



Eggs — Deposited in an ovisac. 



Filaments — The marginal and anal filaments are short and rather 

 broad, tapering toward the tips. 



Food Plant — Occurs only npon the Monterey cypress (Cupressus 

 macrocarpa) . The young feed principally about the bases of the cypress 

 cones. 



Distribution — Collected bj^ Prof. George A. Coleman at Cypress 

 Point, Pacific Grove, Cal. 



DUDLEY'S MEALY BUG. 



Pseudococcus dudleyi (Colm.). 



Color — Female body grayish white, covered with fine whitish powder. 



Eggs — Dark yellow, deposited in an ovisac which encloses the body 

 of the female. The ovisac is very loosely constructed and the female 

 and eggs may be seen from above. 



Filaments — The lateral filaments are short and inconspicuous, as are 

 also the tails. 



Food Plant — Taken only upon Cupressus macnahiana. 



Distribution — Clear Creek near Shasta, Shasta County, Cal. 



THE EPHEDRA MEALY BUG. 



Pseudococcus ephedra; (Coq. ). 



Color — Body dark olive, almost black, thinly covered wath fine white 

 wax which allows the color of the body to show through. 



Eggs — Coquillett states that the female secretes a sac completely 

 around herself in w^hich the young are born alive. In all probability 

 the eggs are first laid in the ovisac. 



Filaments — Lateral filaments inconspicuous or wanting. The anal 

 filaments or tails are less than half the length of the body. 



Food Plant — On Ephedra calif arnica. 



Distribution — Los Angeles County, Cal. No particular locality was 

 given by D. W. Coquillett, who named it. 



Pseudococcus hymenoclcw (Ckll.). 



Color — Body almost black, covered with white cottony wax. 



Food Plant — California sage {Artemisia calif ornica). The author 

 is unable to get any data relative to this species. It was reported as 

 occurring in California by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and 

 may prove to be synonymous with Pseudococcus artemisice Essig. 



THE LONG-TAILED MEALY BUG. 



Pseudococcus longispinus (Targ.). 



{Pseudococcus adonidum Linn.) 



(Fig. 33.) 



Color — Body, yellow to light gray, entirely covered with a thick white 

 powdery wax. 



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



Filaments — The lateral filaments are rather short — about one fourth 

 the width of the body. The anal filaments or tails are very conspicuous 



