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grayish white, sHghtly convex, margins sHghtly raised; 

 exuviae sub-central, inconspicuous, covered. 



Median lobes of female low and broad, contiguous at 

 base, diverging; second lobe low but slightly developed at 

 inner angle; third lobe rounding, scarcely exceeding margin. 

 Incisions marked, surrounded by pyriform chitinous processes; 

 inner process of first incision decidedly the largest. Plates 

 apparently absent in specimens examined A spine from 

 each lobe and a pair on lateral margin. Dorsal glands few, 

 circular. Ventral grouped glands absent. 



Habitat: Celtis, Cuero, Texas. (Townsend.) 



ASPiDioTus coMSTOCKi Johns. 

 Johnson, W. G., Bill. 111. State Lab. Nat. Hist., Vol. IV, p. 383. 



Female scale nearly circular, varying In shape with 

 position on host plant, i 1-2 to 2 mm. in diameter, cream 

 buff in color, exuviae sub-marginal, covered, appearing 

 yellowish or reddish brown, sometimes not differing materi- 

 ally in color from remainder of scale. Male scale same color 

 as body of female scale, oval, measuring 1-2 by i mm 



Female anal segment with median lobes well developed, 

 usually notched on both margins; second lobes developed, 

 sometimes equaling median lobes in size, irregular in outline; 

 third lobe much smaller but distinct, outline irregular. 

 Toothed plates between median and second lobes; a broad 

 semi-circular fringe (figured as a single plate by John- 

 son) between second and third lobes; three smaller plates, 

 forked from two to four times, laterad of third lobe. Ventral 

 grouped glands: median, none; cephalolaterals, about six; 

 caudolaterals, about four. 



Habitat: Sugar maple, Acer saccJtarimtni, in 111. and 

 New York. (Johnson), 



