the following statement by the same author may refer to this species, 

 "An undetermined scale (Vinsonia?) occurs on the rose apple {Jam- 

 bos jamhos).'" (1-446.) 



It has further been taken as follows: On coconut palm (Cocos 

 nucifera) Santurce; on ''pomarrosa" or rose apple (Jam.hos jam- 

 hos), Bio Piedras and Mameyes; on mango {Mangifera indica), 

 Santa Isabel; on Agave sisalana, Musa sp. and on guava or "gua- 

 yaba" {Psidium guajava) at Mayagiiez. 



Inglisia vitrea Ckll. 



On West Indian pigeon pea or "gandul" (Cajamis indicns) at 

 ]\Iameyes and at Comerio; on "achiote" {Bixa orellana) at Rio 

 Piedras. 



Coccus hespenduni (Linn.)- 



Collected on "maguey" (Agave sisalana), at Rio Piedras. 



Coccus mangiferae (Green). 



Collected on leaves of "pomarrosa" or rose apple (Jamhos jam- 

 hos) at Rio Piedras; on mango (Mangifera indica) and Cinnamo- 

 mum zeylanicuni at ^Mayagiiez. A fungus (Cephalosporium lecanii) 

 is mentioned by Mr. Johnston as being common on this scale. (11-19.) 



Saissetia hemisphaerica (Targ.). 



A very comon species. Mr. Busck took it in 1899 as follows, the 

 species being recorded as Lecanium hemisphacricum: "On eggplant. 

 Catana, January 10." (2-92.) Mr. Barrett records it (as Lecanium 

 hemisphacricum.) on coffee, on "guanabano" (Anona muricata) , on 

 cassava, and states that it is "probably the most common scale on 

 the orange here." (1-4-44, 445, 446, 447.) In the same year, 1904, 

 ]\Ir. Earle reported this species (as Lecanium. hemisphaericiim.) as 

 occurring on the orange and also wrote that a "Lecanium (probably 

 L. hcmisph'aericum) is also at times abundant and destructive" to 

 coffee. (4-458, 459, 463.) In 1906 Uv. van Leenhoff, Jr., men- 

 tioned Saissetia hemispJiaerica as an enemy of coffee. (25-46.) 

 ]\Ir. Tower wrote of its injuries to citrus trees in 1907 (15-26), 

 1908 (16-32), 1909 (17-23) and 1911 (19-15). The writer has re- 

 corded it from eggplant. (13-4.) 



The following records are to be added: On "jasmin" (Gardenia 

 jasminoides) , the introduced pepper tree (Schinus molle), rose apple 

 or "pomarrosa" (Jamhos jamhos), a cultivated shrub (Grapto- 

 phijUum pictum), and alligator pear or "aguacate" (Persea gratis- 



