244 [November. 



Dactylopius, sp. indeterra. (K. 1592) : on Gras.t, Japan. All anteiinis and 

 feet being broken o£P, the species cannot be fixed. 



Dact. ceriferus, Newstead (K. 1553) : on Psidium, Hong Kong. 



Dact. cocotis, Maskell (K. 1562) : on Hibiscus, Hong Kong. There is a sliglit 

 variation in the antennal formula which may perhaps at a future time separate this. 



Z)aei.^ra»»t«w, Maskell (K. 1501) : on Grasj, Hong Kong. This determination 

 is subject to future revision. 



SPH.EROCOCCUS (?), sp. indeterm. (K. 1492) : on Pupulus tremula, var. villosa, 

 Japan. Insect semiglobular, intense dull black in colour, so extremely hard as to 

 resist prolonged boiling ; on turning it over only a hard black flat plate is visible, 

 vrithout organs, but the atrophied feet can be made out. On the dorsal region are 

 six small pits. The earlier stages were not sent, and the genus is for the present 

 left uncertain. 



Sphcer., sp. indeterm. (K. 1515) : only two specimens, clearly of this genus, 

 with small test of yellow wax ; on Quercus, Japan. 



Sphar. graminis, sp. nov. (K. 1520) : on Grass, Hong Kong. Insects covered 

 by sacs of white cotton (similar to tliat of Eriococeus). Adult female dark brown, 

 globular, losing feet and antenn®. Abdomen ending in a small depression. Epi- 

 dermis covered with numerous circular spinnerets. 



SphcBr. parvus, sp. nov. (K. 1521) : on Cherry, Japan. Insects covered by very 

 loose cotton almost forming distinct sacs. Antennse and feet wanting. Epidermis 

 with a few scattered spinneret orifices. 



Sphmr. tokiotiis, Cockerell (K. 1259) : on Bamhusa, Japan. 



ICEBYA seychellarum. West wood (K. no number) : on Citrus, Formosa. 



Tachardia decorella, Maskell (K. 1532, 1539) : on Gardenia florida. Hong 

 Kong. 



In addition to the foregoing, the collection included the following 

 insects, not Coccidcs : — 



Family Psyllid.*; ; genus Tkioza. Pupse only of a species of this genus, in 

 small pits on leaves of Camphor, Japan. The number on the parcel is indistinct. 



Family Aleurodid^ ; genus Aleurodes (K. 1130) : on " climbing plant," 

 Japan. Very minute black pupse of this genus, with white fringe. 



In my paper of 1896 (Trans. N. Z. Inst., vol. xxix) I reported 

 the following species from Mr. Koebele's collection: — 



Aspidiotus Rossi. Chionaspis thee. 



-^OP-M'- Chion. eugenicp. 



Asp. destructor. n- • • ;;• 



^ rwriiiia camellia, var. minor, var. nov. 



.Asp. e g , \. . Ceroplastes rubens, var. minor, var. nov. 



Biaspis amygdali. Eriochiton cajani. 



Parlatoria proteus, Mallophora sinensis, sp. n. 



var. virescens, var. nov. . .„ 



Pari, zizyphi. Dactylopius ceriferus. 



Mytilaspis Craioii, Monophlebus Burmeisteri. 



var. canaliculata, var. nov. 



Wellington, New Zealand : 

 July 20th, 1897. 



