sbna), Rio piedras; on "manmguey" {Zamia integri folia), Vega 

 Alta; on Sida sp., on black nightshade or '-mata-gallinas" {Solannm 

 nigrum var. americanum) , and on guava or "guayaba" {Psidiuni 

 guajava), Luquillo; on coffee or "cafe" (Cojfca arahica), and Thun- 

 hergia erccta, Mameyes; on "orozuz" or "paseueta" {Lcptilon 

 canadense), Ciales; on Ramvolfia tctraphylla, Ponce; on Antigonon 

 leptopus, Drijpetes glauca, and Solanum seaforthiamim at ]\Iayagiiez. 

 Mr. Johnston records a fungus (Cephalosponum Iccanii) as oc- 

 curring on this scale. (11-19.) 



Saissetia nigra (Nietn.). 



Taken by I\Ir. Busek in 1899 as follows, being recorded as Leca- 

 nium nigrum: "On Terminalia catappa, San Juan, January 5. On 

 cotton, San Juan, January 5 (var. dcprcssum Targ.)." (2-92.) In 

 Mrs. Fernald's catalogue this species is recorded from Porto Rico. 

 (6-204, 205.) 



Collected in addition as follows: On "anamii" or "cadillo pe- 

 <iueque" (Pavonia typhalea), Canovanas; on cotton or "algodon" 

 {Gossypium harhadcnse) , Guaniea; on China berry or "lilaila" 

 {MeJia azedarach), Fortuna (near Ponce); on the introduced pep- 

 per tree {Schinus mollc) , Rio Piedras; on black nightshade or 

 "mata-gallinas" or "yerba mora" {Solanum nigrum var. arncrica- 

 num), on Sida sp., and on China berry {Melia azedarach), Luquillo; 

 on Euphorhia sanguinea at Mayagiiez. 



Doctor Howard has determined as Arrhenophagus cliinonaspidis 

 Auriv. a parasite reared from material on whicli Saissetia nigra and 

 Hemichiona-spis minor were present. 



Saissetia oleae (Bern.). 



Tn 1899 Mr. Busek took this species "on Calabassa tree, Lares, 

 January 25. On honey locust, Adjuntas. January 30. On G^iazuma 

 nlmifolia, Guayama, February 4. On T<rminalia catappa, Maya- 

 giiez, January 20." The genus is given as Lccanium. (2-92.) 



]\Ir. Johnston collected Saissetia oleae on "madre dc cacao" (Ery- 

 thrina glauca) at Rio Piedras, and it has been taken by the writer 

 on "almendra" {Terminalia catappa) at Guaniea. It has also been 

 taken on orange oleander {Nerium oleander) and "l)erengena cima- 

 rrona" {Solanum torvum) at Mayagiiez. 



Aclerda (ol-ionis (Ckll.). 

 Collected on stalk of sugar cane at Rio Piedras. 



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