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recorded from Galeyaiyrostrata, but the plant is now ciiUcd Tcphrosia 



purpurea. 



The cultivated locust, Tiohi nia pHeniJaeacla, is quite subject to coccid 

 attacks; the species beinj;-. in Hurope, iMvtylopius rohi)(i(V,Siguore{, and 

 Lecanium rohiniarum, Douglas; in Amerian, Pulvinari a iniiKmerabilis, 

 Kathvon, Lecanium rohiniarum^ Douglas, L. hesju-ridum, Linna-ns, Myti- 

 hispis i)omorum, Jiouche, Aspidlotus ntpa.r, Comstocl;, and A.jiif/lans- 

 regia', Comstock. 



In New Mexico the native liohinia neomexicana is infested by Leca- 

 nium quadrifasciation, Cockerel], liohinia mitis is recorded as snpiwrt- 

 ing Coccus erion, Anderson, in India. 



Ijecanium wi.stariw, Signoret, was found by Siguoret on Wistaria 

 chincufiis (syn. .sinensis). This was in France, but the plant is a native 



of China. 



Some si)ecies of .Scshania is supposed to be the food ])lant of Farliardia 

 fuhjem, Cockerell, in Arizona. Asterolecanium Jimhrialum, f'onsco 

 lombe, occurs, in Euiope, on CoroniUa (jJauca, a native of the Mediter- 

 ranean region. Onyeinia dalhernioidrs, Uenthaui, the only species of its 

 genus, is in India a food plant of Tachardia lacca, Kerr. (Hitorca ter- 

 natea in the West Indies is sonu^tinies infested by Orilie.zia insitpiis, 

 Douglas. 



Kennedija ritHoiW(?<t,Veiiten;it. a native of Australia, supports .I.s7>«>/i- 

 otus Icennedya', Boisduval; and in California, according to Coipiillett, 

 A. aurantii, Maskell. 



In the West Indies, A.spidioUis personatus., Comstock, A. articulatus, 

 Morgan, and Ceroplastcs foridensis, Comstock, occur upon Eriithrina in 

 cultivation, in India, LJri/thrina iudica, Lambert, produces Tachar- 

 dia lacca, Kerr, and E. corallodendron, Linna'us,the problematical Coccus 

 erion, Anderson. The first of these trees is a native of tropical Asia, 

 but the other originated in the Western Hemisphere. 



Jiutea J'rondo.ra, Ivoxburgh, and anotlier species of the genus, produce 

 Tackardia lacca, Kerr. The East Indian pigeon pea, Cajanns indicus, is 

 decidedly subject to the attacks of coccids— in India Uriochifon cajani, 

 Maskell, in the West Indies Asterolecanium pustulans, Cockerell, and 

 Lecanium longulum, Douglas. Tackardia lacca, Kerr, is found, in India, 

 on two species of Balbergia and Pterocarpus niarsupinm. Aspidiotus 

 sophora', ^Maskell, occurs on Sophora ietraptera. The honey locust, 

 Cleditschia triacanihos, is given by (Jillette and Baker as a food plant 

 otrnlrinaria immmerahilis, Kathvon, and Johnson records from it his 

 Aspidiotus forhesi. Aspidiotus ancylus, Putnam, has been found on 

 the water locust, G. monosperma. On Cassia Jistula, a native of 

 tropical Asia, are found, in .Jamaica, Aspidiotus articulatus, INIorgan, 

 and A. personatus, Comstock. Ceratonia siliqua, the only species of 

 its genus, nourishes Aspidiotus ceratoniw, Signoret, and Dactylopius 

 ceratonia, Signoret, in Europe, and Taehardia lacca, Kerr, in India. 

 Amherstia nobilis, the only species of its genus, and a native of Bur- 



