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sapota. Miami, Fla. E.A. Bessey. BredJune 8, 1908." Also from 

 the same collection, another female with specimens of mexicana on a 

 slide bearing the labels " 1722. Aspidiotus on Ciruela, Cuautla, 

 Morelos, Mex. July 1, '97. Koebele." And a tliird slide bearing 

 another female with specimens of jiavopalliata and townsendi, labeled 

 "1744. Aspidiotus sp. on Celtis occidentalism Amecameca, Mexico, 

 Mex. June 7, '97. Koebele." 



Habitat. — ^United States — Florida (Miami); Mexico — ^Amecameca, 

 Mexico; Cuautla, Morelos. 



Host. — Aspidiotus latanise, Signoret; Aspidiotus sp. on Ciruela and 

 Celtis occidentalis. 



Types. — Cat. No. 14196 U.S.N.M. Four females in balsam (1 sHde; 

 mounted with type female of lasilica). 



Homotype. — Accession No. 45092 Illinois State Laboratory of 

 Natural History, Urbana, 1 female (Cuautla, Mexico), on a slide with 

 homotypes of S. mexicana. 



16. SIGNIPHORA. BASILICA, new species. 



Normal position. 



Female. — Length, 0.32 mm. Small for the genus. 



Similar to aleyrodis but differing in that a second brownish or dusky 

 stripe across the abdomen is indicated by a black spot on each side 

 at distal three-fourths, not reacliing across to each other but separated 

 mesially by the yellow of the body by a distance over the diameter of 

 either spot and longitudinally separated from the proximal abdominal 

 band by over its own length. Also the proximal abdominal band is 

 only about half the length of that in aleyrodis, not more than a fourth 

 the length of the abdomen. Antennal club shorter and stouter, 

 dusky at distal fourth; proximal joint of intermediate legs shorter. 

 Otherwise as in aleyrodis but much smaller. 



Male. — ^Unkno'wn. 



Described from a single female specimen mounted with the types 

 of S. fiavella. (For data see that species.) 



Hahitat — ^United States — Florida (Miami). 



Host. — Aspidiotus latanise, Signoret. 



Type. — Cat. No. 14197, U.S.N.M. One female in balsam (mounted 

 with the four type females of 8. fiavella). 



17. SIGNIPHORA PULCHRA, new species. 



Signiphora nigrita Howard MS.^ — Johnson. 1896, p. 75. 



Normal position. 



Female. — ^Length, 1.0 mm., mean. Large for the genus, variable. 



General color sooty black with the fore wuigs deeply fumated 

 (sooty), nearly out to their tips which are clear; all of legs excepting 

 proximal three tarsal joints of caudal ones, which are yellow, antennae 



