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Food Plants — This species works upon the roots, stems and foliage of 

 the following plants: banana {Musa sapientium), black sage [Bamona 

 stachyoides) , Ceanothus liirsutus, lantana sp., lemon {Citurs medica 

 Union), lime {Citrus medica acida) , iMesemhryanthemum sp., monkey 

 flower {Diplacus glutinosus), California sage {Artemisia calif arnica), 

 Yucca australis, Yucca filifera, Yucca whipplei. Though some of these 

 plants are commercially grown the insect has never been a pest upon 

 any of them. 



Fig. 37. — The diplacus or yucca ceroputo, Ceroputo yuccw. 

 Young females colonized at the base of black sage. (Author's 

 illustration. ) 



Distribution — It has been collected or obtained by the writer from 

 the following counties : Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San 

 Mateo. Undoubtedly it occurs in many other counties south of San 

 Francisco Bay. 



