Scutellista cyanea Motsch., Bred from Phena- 

 coccus artemisiae Ehrh 



E. 0. ESSIG 



SECEETAEY STATE HORTICULTURAL COMMISSION 



SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 



On a collecting trip during the month of May, 1911, in the 

 Sespe Canyon, Ventura County, California, the writer succeeded 

 in procuring a large number of specimens of Phenacoccus 

 artemisiae Ehrh. Among the specimens collected one was 

 noticed to be parasitized and was placed in a small vial. From 

 tliis specimen an adult Scvtellista cyanea Motsch. was bred. To 

 the knowledge of the writer this parasite has not been bred from 

 a coccid of this type and the record is worth preserving. It is 

 interesting also to note that the specimens collected were far up 

 in the mountains, which shows that Scutellista cyanea Motsch. 

 is quite common throughout all parts of southern California. 

 The writer has bred it from black scale far up in the mountains 

 in other localities of Ventura County. 



